escharotic Hear it!

escharotic definition

es·cha·rotic (es′kə rät′ik)

adjective

producing or tending to produce an eschar; corrosive; caustic

Etymology: LL escharoticus < Gr escharōtikos

noun

a corrosive or caustic substance

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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