(n) :
any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic; the envelope of reflected or refracted rays of light for a given surface or object
History
This word has been viewed 4,241 times.
Know someone who needs a better website?
Refer them to Next Wave Services. If they become a client, your next coffee is on us.
(n) :
any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic; the envelope of reflected or refracted rays of light for a given surface or object