Mordant

What do we mean by mordant?

Bitingly sarcastic. adjective

Incisive and trenchant. adjective

Bitingly painful. adjective

Serving to fix colors in dyeing. adjective

A reagent, such as tannic acid, that fixes dyes to cells, tissues, or textiles or other materials. noun

A corrosive substance, such as an acid, used in etching. noun

To treat with a mordant. transitive verb

To imbue or treat with a mordant.

Biting; keen; caustic; sarcastic; severe.

Having the property of fixing colors.

A metal chape covering one end of a strap or belt, especially if so arranged as to hook into a clasp on the other end to facilitate securing the belt round the person. noun

In the fine arts: noun

Biting; caustic; sarcastic; keen; severe. adjective

Serving to fix colors. adjective

Any corroding substance used in etching. noun

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. noun

Any sticky matter by which the gold leaf is made to adhere. noun

To subject to the action of, or imbue with, a mordant. transitive verb

Biting; caustic; sarcastic; keen; severe. adjective

Any substance used to facilitate the fixing of a dye to a fibre; usually a metallic compound which reacts with the dye using chelation.

Any corrosive substance used in etching.

A glutinous size used as a ground for gilding, to make the gold leaf adhere.

Words that are spelled similarly to mordant:
mordant, mordaunt, mordent, morant, morvant, mordan.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word mordant:
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Words that rhyme with mordant:
discordant, mordent, mordente, ward hunt, lord hunt, sword hunt.

Adjectives that are often used to describe mordant:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective mordant:
wit, dyes, satire, irony, humor, humour, dye, criticism, sense, bath, solution, colors, sarcasm, dyestuffs, comment, dyeing, pen, colours, phrase, tongue, critic, tone, comments, commentary, mustard, view, style, satires, action, dyestuff, sections, critique, comedy, bitterness, analysis, quality, observation, cynicism, realism, observations, gilding, laughter, smile, attack, account, acid, agent, expression, color, satirist, solutions, remark, satisfaction, note, epigrams, criticisms, eye, joke, liquor, edge, remarks, phrases, critics, verse, laugh, jokes, hate, picture, portrait, epigram, colorfastness, image, present, vein, poem, corrosif, attacks, description, ridicule, witticism, perspicace, pleasure, stories, salt, calvinism, skepticism, reflections, acts.

Consonant match to mordant:
mordent, mordente.

Words that sound like mordant:
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