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Specific chemicals that move through Vancouver include caustic soda, ethylene glycol, and sodium chlorate.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Then it’s washed only with water—no caustic soda, detergents, or bleach—and treated with bio-enzymes instead of silicone or other synthetic finishes.
—Alden Wicker, WIRED, 9 July 2024
State officials investigated, discovering that the machine in charge of releasing caustic soda, used to treat arsenic, had malfunctioned, causing an unhealthy amount of pH buildup in the water.
—Silvia Foster-Frau, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
It is used by the chlor-alkali industry, which produces bleach, caustic soda and other products.
—Matthew Daly, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
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First Known Use
1796, in the meaning defined above
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“Caustic soda.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caustic%20soda. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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