caustic vs inflammatory

caustic

adj
  • Sharp, bitter, cutting, biting, and sarcastic in a scathing way. 

  • Capable of burning, corroding or destroying organic tissue. 

noun
  • The envelope of reflected or refracted rays for a given curve. 

  • Caustic soda. 

  • The envelope of reflected or refracted rays of light for a given surface or object. 

  • Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic. 

inflammatory

adj
  • Tending to inflame or provoke somebody. 

  • Relating to, causing, or caused by inflammation. 

noun
  • Any material that causes inflammation 

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