English to English Dictionary -mordant

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Mordacious :: Mordacious (a.) Biting; given to biting; hence, figuratively, sarcastic; severe; scathing..

Mordacity :: Mordacity (n.) The quality of being mordacious; biting severity, or sarcastic quality..

Mordant :: Mordant (a.) Biting; caustic; sarcastic; keen; severe.

Mordant :: Mordant (a.) Serving to fix colors.

Mordant :: Mordant (n.) Any corroding substance used in etching.

Mordant :: Mordant (n.) Any substance, as alum or copperas, which, having a twofold attraction for organic fibers and coloring matter, serves as a bond of union, and thus gives fixity to, or bites in, the dyes..

Mordant :: Mordant (n.) Any sticky matter by which the gold leaf is made to adhere.

Mordant :: Mordant (v. t.) To subject to the action of, or imbue with, a mordant; as, to mordant goods for dyeing..

Mordanted :: Mordanted (imp. & p. p.) of Mordan.

Mordanting :: Mordanting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mordan.

Mordantly :: Mordantly (adv.) In the manner of a mordant.