Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

caustic alkali

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables: caus-tic al-ka-li
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The hydrate of potassium (called caustic potash) or sodium (caustic soda).

Countable; Dated; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

caustic alkalis (plural)

Questions

What does caustic alkali mean?: The hydrate of potassium (called caustic potash) or sodium (caustic soda).

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