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Noun: caustic soda  'kos-tik 'sow-du
  1. A strongly alkaline caustic used in manufacturing soap and paper and aluminium and various sodium compounds
    - sodium hydroxide

Derived forms: caustic sodas

Type of: hydrated oxide, hydroxide, lye

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