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Mercury has been used in the manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda, in cement production, as a coolant in nuclear reactors, in fungicides, reagents, embalming, batteries, preservatives, antiseptics, and cosmetics.—Sallie Tisdale, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024 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 See All Example Sentences for caustic soda
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