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Meaning of "causticity" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CAUSTICITY

causticity  [kɔːˈstɪsɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CAUSTICITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Causticity is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CAUSTICITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Corrosive substance

A corrosive substance is one that will destroy and damage other substances with which it comes into contact. It may attack a great variety of materials, including metals and various organic compounds, but people are mostly concerned with its effects on living tissue: it causes chemical burns on contact.

Definition of causticity in the English dictionary

The definition of causticity in the dictionary is sharpness.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CAUSTICITY


aeroelasticity
ˌɛərəʊˌɪlæˈstɪsɪtɪ
analyticity
ˌænəlɪˈtɪsɪtɪ
aromaticity
əˌrəʊməˈtɪsɪtɪ
authenticity
ˌɔːθɛnˈtɪsɪtɪ
automaticity
ˌɔ:təʊməˈtɪsɪtɪ
chromaticity
ˌkrəʊməˈtɪsɪtɪ
domesticity
ˌdəʊmɛˈstɪsɪtɪ
elasticity
ɪlæˈstɪsɪtɪ
ellipticity
ɪlɪpˈtɪsɪtɪ
heteroscedasticity
ˌhetərəʊskɪdæsˈtɪsɪtɪ
homoscedasticity
ˌhəʊməʊskɪdæsˈtɪsɪtɪ
inauthenticity
ɪnˌɔːθenˈtɪsɪtɪ
inelasticity
ˌɪnɪlæsˈtɪsɪtɪ
photoelasticity
ˌfəʊtəʊɪlæˈstɪsɪtɪ
plasticity
plæˈstɪsɪtɪ
rusticity
rʌsˈtɪsɪtɪ
spasticity
spæsˈtɪsɪtɪ
thermoplasticity
ˌθɜːməʊplæˈstɪsɪtɪ
viscoelasticity
ˌvɪskəʊɪlæsˈtɪsɪtɪ
vorticity
vɔːˈtɪsɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CAUSTICITY

causative
causatively
causativeness
cause
cause list
causeless
causelessly
causelessness
causer
causerie
causeway
causey
caustic
caustic curve
caustic potash
caustic soda
caustic surface
caustical
caustically
causticness

WORDS THAT END LIKE CAUSTICITY

capacity
centricity
complicity
concentricity
cytotoxicity
electricity
ethnicity
felicity
historicity
hydroelectricity
hydrophobicity
modulus of elasticity
monotonicity
multiplicity
nephrotoxicity
periodicity
publicity
simplicity
specificity
synchronicity
toxicity

Synonyms and antonyms of causticity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «causticity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CAUSTICITY

Find out the translation of causticity to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of causticity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «causticity» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

腐蚀性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

causticidad
570 millions of speakers

English

causticity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चुभता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كاو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

колкости
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

causticidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দাহকতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

causticité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kaustik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schärfe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

腐食性
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부식성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Causticity
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có tính chất ăn mòn da
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

causticity
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कट्टापणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

alaycılık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

causticità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

causticity
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

колкості
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sarcasm
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καυστικότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bijtende spot
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

causticity
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

causticity
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of causticity

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CAUSTICITY»

The term «causticity» is normally little used and occupies the 142.582 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of causticity
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «causticity».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CAUSTICITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «causticity» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «causticity» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about causticity

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAUSTICITY»

Discover the use of causticity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to causticity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Central Boiler Plants
Test for Causticity (OH-) Without Tannin. This test must be run immediately after the sodium sulfite test for any set of boiler water samples. Sample exposure to air must be minimized bef ore this test is performed. The boiler water sample is ...
2
Affinity, that Elusive Dream: A Genealogy of the Chemical ...
[mercure doux], and even more so in calomel [calomelas] and mercury panacea [ la panacee].16 While most chemists attributed this difference of causticity to the different proportion of mercury in these combinations, Macquer attributed it to ...
Kim
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A Dictionary of Chemistry: Containing the Theory and ...
It is for this reason that caustics, after having exercised their action upon certain bodies with all their activity, preserve still moie or less of their causticity, of their dissolving power upon other bodies, and of their taste. Sometimes they retain ...
Pierre Joseph Macquer, James Keir, 1777
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Essential Readings in Light Metals, Alumina and Bauxite
The thermodynamics give a relationship between the total alkalinity, TA, and the causticity TC/TA. The amount of carbonate removed by the causticisers is a function of the flow, the TA and the inlet TC/TA. The carbonate removal is shown in ...
Don Donaldson, Benny Raahauge, 2013
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Steam, Its Generation and Use:
When properly treated, alkalinity, hardness and causticity should be inthe approximate relationof 6,5 and4. When toomuchlimeis usedin the treatment, the causticityin the purified water,as indicated bythe acid test, will benearly equaltothe ...
Babcock & Wilcox Company, 2014
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The new encyclopædia; or, Universal dictionary ofarts and ...
CAUSTICITY, a quality belonging to several substances, by the acrimony of which the parts of living animals nviy be corroded and destroyed. Bodies which have this quality, when taken internally, are true poilon?. The causticity of some of thes ...
Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1807
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Encyclopaedia Perthensis; or, Universal dictionary of ...
i and a. babie, feeing its causticity is uothing but its dif- "CiUslv PAdK, near Morpeth, Northumberl: solving- pewer, ur its disposition to combine with ' CAI7SODBS, or Causov. SeeCtusus. , other bodies; and this disposition is nothing else ...
Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1816
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Encyclopædia Britannica: or, A dictionary of arts and ...
CAUSTICITY, a quality belonging to several substances, by the acrimony of which the parts of living animals may be corroded and destroyed. Bodies which hive this quality, when taken internally, are true poisons. The causticity of some of  ...
Encyclopaedia Britannica, James Millar, 1810
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, ...
CAUSTICITY, a quality belonging to several substances, by the acrimony of which the parts of living animals may be corroded and destroyed. Bodies which have this quality, when taken internally, are true poisons. The causticity of some of ...
10
Handbook of Pulping and Papermaking
Causticity Causticity is the ratio of NaOH to active alkali (as always both chemicals are on an Na2O basis), expressed as a percentage. Obviously, causticity + sulfidity = 100% the term sulfidity is used much more commonly than causticity.
Christopher J. Biermann, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAUSTICITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term causticity is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Calcutta' Is a Vivid, Sensitive, and Perceptive Literary Portrait of the …
... if challenging, destination for the uninitiated traveler, while it's not hard to imagine that Naipaul's causticity continues to turn many travelers off ... «PopMatters, Jun 15»
2
First Listen: Desaparecidos, 'Payola'
Oberst should have pushed harder to evoke the wit and causticity of an ace polemicist like Joe Strummer (or even Bob Dylan), a feat he's ... «Public Radio East, Jun 15»
3
Congress's theme: Obstruct PM Modi in the Parliament and bring …
Rahul's causticity and sarcasm have, however, only increased by the day. He started by talking of Modi government as "suit-boot ki sarkar" (a ... «Merinews, Jun 15»
4
Rahul Gandhi Directs Thousand Cuts at Modi
Rahul's causticity and sarcasm have, however, only increased by the day. He started by talking of Modi government as “soot-boot ki sarkar” (a ... «The Northlines, May 15»
5
Rahul Gandhi's “thousand cuts” on Modi
Rahul's causticity and sarcasm have, however, only increased by the day. He started by talking of Modi government as “soot-boot ki sarkar” (a ... «GroundReport, May 15»
6
David Letterman retires after 33 years as host of The Late Show
Alcohol was a vice he knocked early, which might have taken the edge off his causticity, but its absence stole none of his brutal verve. That said ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»
7
Extra-legal understanding
... ride piggyback on this causticity. Its chosen tone is more deceptively gentle. Understanding what happens in the courtroom involves following ... «Mumbai Mirror, Apr 15»
8
Diet Beverages:They're as Fattening as the Regular Sodas, Study
... size, yet Sharon Fowler, who headed the study, said that this existence of artificial or the causticity of the beverages could have influence. «Empire State Tribune, Mar 15»
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Kim Gordon's Girl in a Band, reviewed: A master class in throwing …
with the very causticity that makes her modesty seem misplaced.) “The image a lot of people have of me as detached, impassive, or remote is a ... «National Post, Feb 15»
10
'Kiss Me, Stupid': Billy Wilder's Hilarious, Caustic Sexual Farce Hits …
On paper, sounds like a follow-up to Wilder's crowd-pleasing "Irma la Douce" or "Some Like It Hot." In practice, its causticity nearly matches that ... «Indie Wire, Feb 15»

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