"caustic pencil" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: caustic pencils [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} caustic pencil (plural caustic pencils)
  1. A device for applying topical medication containing silver nitrate and potassium nitrate, used for chemical cauterization of the skin.
    Sense id: en-caustic_pencil-en-noun-lVvrUldP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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