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CAUSTIC SODA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does caustic soda mean? 

CAUSTIC SODA (noun)
  The noun CAUSTIC SODA has 1 sense:

1. a strongly alkaline caustic used in manufacturing soap and paper and aluminum and various sodium compoundsplay

  Familiarity information: CAUSTIC SODA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CAUSTIC SODA (noun)


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Meaning:

A strongly alkaline caustic used in manufacturing soap and paper and aluminum and various sodium compounds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

caustic soda; sodium hydroxide

Hypernyms ("caustic soda" is a kind of...):

hydrated oxide; hydroxide (a compound of an oxide with water)

lye (a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide)


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