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   Mor·dant

   /ˈmôrdnt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (especially of humor) having or showing a sharp or critical quality; biting: "a mordant sense of humor"

   noun

   • 1. a substance, typically an inorganic oxide, that combines with a dye or stain and thereby fixes it in a material.
   • ▪ an adhesive compound for fixing gold leaf.
   • ▪ a corrosive liquid used to etch the lines on a printing plate.

   verb

   • 1. impregnate or treat (a fabric) with a mordant: "mordanting a fiber is simple"

   Word Origin late 15th century: from French, present participle of mordre ‘to bite’, from Latin mordere.

   Derivatives

   • 1. mordancy noun
   • 2. mordantly adverb

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