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Related Terms:
mordent
metallic
red liquor
fixing
adhere
pad
mordancy
gild
etching
base
lake
dung
pink salt
size
facilitate
mordantly
space dyeing
substantive
iron liquor
gold leaf
titanic acid
french purple
corrosive
fibre
dye
adjective
glutinous
salt of tin
chelation
tin liquor
imbue
mordacious
ground
Definitions:
Noun
mordant
Definition: a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process
Definition: Any substance used to facilitate the fixing of a dye to a fibre; usually a metallic compound which reacts with the dye using chelation.
Verb
Definition: To subject to the action of, or imbue with, a mordant.
Adjective
black
grim
mordant
Definition: harshly ironic or sinister; "black humor"; "a grim joke"; "grim laughter"; "fun ranging from slapstick clowning ... to savage mordant wit"
caustic
corrosive
erosive
vitriolic
mordant
Definition: of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
Definition: Having or showing a sharp or critical quality