Caustic Soda (Noun)
Meaning
A strongly alkaline caustic used in manufacturing soap and paper and aluminum and various sodium compounds.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The factory produced caustic soda as a byproduct of the electrolysis of sodium chloride.
- Caustic soda is a highly corrosive substance that requires careful handling and storage.
- The production of aluminum requires large quantities of caustic soda to extract the metal from its ore.
- The soap manufacturer added caustic soda to the mixture to create a strong cleansing agent.
- The paper mill used caustic soda to break down the lignin in wood pulp and create a pulp that could be formed into paper.