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/kaw"teuhr euhnt/, Med.n.1. a caustic agent.adj.2. caustic.[1535-45; CAUTER(IZE) + -ANT]
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cauterant
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Cauterant — Cau ter*ant, n. A cauterizing substance. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cauterant — [kôt′ər ənt] adj. that cauterizes n. a substance or instrument that cauterizes … English World dictionary
cauterant — noun an instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for medical reasons (eg removal of a wart) by burning it with a hot iron or an electric current or a caustic or by freezing it • Syn: ↑cautery • Derivationally related forms: ↑cauterize,… … Useful english dictionary
cauterant — 1. Cauterizing. 2. A cauterizing agent. * * * cau·ter·ant kȯt ə rənt n a cauterizing substance * * * cau·ter·ant (kawґtər ənt) an agent that cauterizes … Medical dictionary
cauterant — Synonyms and related words: acid, actual cautery, brand, brand iron, branding iron, burning, calefacient, calefactive, calefactory, caustic, cauter, cauterizer, cautery, chafing, corrosive, electrocautery, escharotic, heating, hot iron, lunar… … Moby Thesaurus
cauterant — adj. caustic (Chemistry); scalding, burning … English contemporary dictionary
cauterant — cau·ter·ant … English syllables
corrosive — adj 1. caustic, mordant, cauterant, es charotic, acrid, acrimonious, acid, acidic, cankerous; sharp, biting, gnawing, eating out or away, consumptive, consuming, devouring; corroding, rusting, Both Chem. oxidative, oxidizing. 2. erosive, erodent … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
chemabrasion — chem·abra·sion (kēm″ə braґzhən) superficial destruction and exfoliation of the epidermis and the upper layer of the dermis by application of a cauterant to the skin; done to remove lesions such as scars, tattoos, and… … Medical dictionary
acid — Synonyms and related words: DET, DMT, Foamite, LSD, Mary Jane, STP, THC, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acerbity, acetic, acetose, acetous, acetylsalicylic acid, acid, acidic, acidity, acidulant, acidulated, acidulent, acidulous, acidulousness, acrid … Moby Thesaurus
