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Mordant
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Meaning
Adj
●
Having or
showing
a sharp
or
critical
quality
●
Serving to
fix
a
dye
to a fibre.
Noun
●
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.
Verb
●
To
subject
to the
action
of, or
imbue
with, a mordant.
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Synonyms
Biting
Caustic
Keen
Sarcastic
Severe
Etchant
Related
Coagulant
Dye
Dyes
Pigment
Stain
Reagent
Piquant
Pigments
Wry
Colorant
Colour
Polymer
Phenol
Sardonic
Caustic
Bravura
Counterstain
Satiric
Plasticizer
Detergent
Solvent
Fixative
Florid
Substance
Sulfate
Alkali
Chemical
Ribald
Acerbic
Precipitate
Dyeing
Adsorbent
Gnomic
Compound
Trenchant
Color
Scabrous
Alum
Hydroxide
Preservative
Naoh
Additive
Bromide
Manganese Dioxide
Chelating Agent
Ferric Chloride
Potassium Dichromate
Burnt Umber
Methylene Blue
Reducing Agent
Zinc Chloride
Crystal Violet
Sodium Hydroxide
Bleaching Agent
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