caustic soda
Example Sentences
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China has become a major supplier of ingredients for small-molecule medications, coatings and sterilization agents for medical devices, and the chlorine and caustic soda used to keep water safe to drink.
"She mixes it in so that the strong smell of caustic soda does not remain," Jussara says.
From BBC
It is used by the chlor-alkali industry, which produces bleach, caustic soda and other products.
From Washington Times
The substance is found in products such brake linings and gaskets, and is used to manufacture chlorine bleach and sodium hydroxide, also known as caustic soda.
From Seattle Times
The containers held chemicals such as caustic soda, nitric acid, methanol and plastic pellets, and the ship also carried about 350 tons of oil.
From New York Times
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