苛性碱 kēxìngjiǎn caustic alkali Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 苛性 kēxìng caustic (chemistry) caustic; causticity碱 鹼 jiǎn base; alkali (chemistry) a substance that can react with an acid to form a salt, such as a compound that releases hydroxide ions in water, accepts protons, or donates electron pairs