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caustic soda

/ˌkɔːstɪk ˈsəʊdə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables
caus-tic -so-da
IPA
/ˌkɔːstɪk ˈsəʊdə/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

sodium hydroxide (NaOH), a strong alkaline substance used in the manufacture of paint, soap and detergents, or as a drain cleaner.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

caustic sodas (plural)

Synonyms

lye sodium hydroxide

Questions

How do you pronounce caustic soda?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkɔːstɪk ˈsəʊdə/.
What does caustic soda mean?
sodium hydroxide (NaOH), a strong alkaline substance used in the manufacture of paint, soap and detergents, or as a drain cleaner.

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