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mordant adjective

  /mɔː(ɹ)dənt/
  • Having or showing a sharp or critical quality
 caustico, mordace, mordente, sarcastico

mordant noun

  /mɔː(ɹ)dənt/
  • Any substance used to facilitate the fixing of a dye to a fibre; usually a metallic compound which reacts with the dye using chelation.
 mordente

mordant verb

  /mɔː(ɹ)dənt/
  • (transitive) To subject to the action of, or imbue with, a mordant.
 mordenzare
acid mordant
mordente acido
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