mordant
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mordant
- /ˈmɔːdn̩t/ UK
- /ˈmoɹd(ə)nt/ US
Sounds like mordent · Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)dənt
Where it comes from
From French mordant, from Latin mordeō. Doublet of mordent.
adjective more mordant · most mordant
noun mordants
- Any substance used to facilitate the fixing of a dye to a fibre; usually a metallic compound which reacts with the dye using chelation. In dyeing two mediums are required, the colouring matter and the mordant which fixes the dye in the wool.
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Any corrosive substance used in etching.
Similar: etchant
- A glutinous size used as a ground for gilding, to make the gold leaf adhere.
verb mordants · mordanting · mordanted
- To subject to the action of, or imbue with, a mordant. Mordant these goods for dyeing.
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adj biting or caustic
| Español | mordaz |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 신랄한 sillalhan |
| Français | mordant |
| Deutsch | beißend, bissig, sarkastisch |
| Italiano | mordente, caustico, sarcastico, mordace |
| Ελληνικά | δηκτικός diktikós, καυστικός kafstikós |
noun a substance used to facilitate dye fixing
| Español | mordiente, mordaz |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 매염제 maeyeomje |
| Français | mordant |
| Deutsch | Beize |
| Italiano | mordente |
verb to subject to a mordant
| Français | mordancer, amordancer |
|---|---|
| Italiano | mordenzare |
Talk about this word "mordant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mordant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mordant. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mordant "mordant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mordant.Cite this
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