Caumatic

/kɔːˈmætɪk/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or causing burning or heat; having properties that burn or sear tissue.

Etymology

From Greek 'kauma' (burn) and Latin 'cauma' (heat), derived from the root meaning 'to burn.' The suffix '-ic' makes it an adjective describing something characterized by burning or extreme heat.

Kelly Says

This word connects to medicine's dark history—ancient doctors used caustic substances to deliberately burn away diseased tissue, a practice that survived into the 1800s and influenced how we still use the related word 'caustic' to describe harsh, cutting remarks.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ካውማቲክ
kaw-ma-tik
ARالعربية
كيميائي
ki-mi-a-i
BNবাংলা
ক্যামেটিক
ka-me-tik
CACatalà
caumatics
kaw-ma-tiks
CSČeština
caumatický
kaw-ma-ti-cky
DADansk
caumatisk
kaw-ma-tist
DEDeutsch
caumatisch
kaw-ma-ti-sh
ELΕλληνικά
καουματικός
kaw-ma-ti-kos
ESEspañol
caumático
kaw-mat-i-ko
FAفارسی
کیماتیک
ki-ma-tik
FISuomi
caumatinen
kaw-ma-ti-nen
FRFrançais
caumatique
ko-ma-ti-k
GUGU
કેમી
ke-mi
HAHA
caumatics
kaw-ma-tiks
HEעברית
קאומטיק
ka-um-tik
HIहिन्दी
कैमेटिक
kai-ma-tik
HUMagyar
caumatikus
kaw-ma-ti-kus
IDBahasa Indonesia
caumatics
kaw-ma-tiks
IGIG
caumatics
kaw-ma-tiks
ITItaliano
caumatico
kaw-ma-ti-ko
JA日本語
カウマティック
kau-ma-ti-kku
KKKK
caumatics
kaw-ma-tiks
KMKM
កាវមាទិក
ka-va-ma-dik
KO한국어
카우마틱
ka-u-ma-tik
MRMR
केमिक
ke-mik
MSBahasa Melayu
caumatics
kaw-ma-tiks
MYမြန်မာ
ကောမက်တိတ်
ka-ma-tet
NLNederlands
caumatisch
kaw-ma-ti-sh
NONorsk
caumatisk
kaw-ma-tist
PAPA
ਕੈਮੈਟਿਕ
kai-ma-tik
PLPolski
caumatyczny
kaw-ma-t-chi-ski
PTPortuguês
caumático
kaw-mat-i-ko
RORomână
caumatice
kaw-ma-ti-tse
RUРусский
кауматический
kau-ma-ti-ches-kiy
SVSvenska
caumatisk
kaw-ma-tist
SWKiswahili
caumatics
kaw-ma-tiks
TAதமிழ்
கேமி
ke-mi
TEతెలుగు
కేమి
ke-mi
THไทย
เคมี
ke-mi
TLTL
caumatics
kaw-ma-tiks
TRTürkçe
caumatik
kaw-ma-tik
UKУкраїнська
кауматичний
kaw-ma-ti-ch-nyy
URاردو
کیماتی
ki-ma-ti
VITiếng Việt
caumatics
kaw-ma-tiks
YOYO
caumatics
kaw-ma-tiks
ZH中文
创伤性
chuāng shāng xìng
ZUZU
caumatics
kaw-ma-tiks

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