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[mawr-dnt] 
dnt
–adjective
| 1. | sharply caustic or sarcastic, as wit or a speaker; biting. |
| 2. | burning; corrosive. |
| 3. | having the property of fixing colors, as in dyeing. |
–noun
| 4. | a substance used in dyeing to fix the coloring matter, esp. a metallic compound, as an oxide or hydroxide, that combines with the organic dye and forms an insoluble colored compound or lake in the fiber. |
| 5. | an adhesive substance for binding gold or silver leaf to a surface. |
| 6. | an acid or other corrosive substance used in etching to eat out the lines, areas, etc. |
| 7. | Music. mordent. |
–verb (used with object)
| 8. | to impregnate or treat with a mordant. |
Related forms:
mor⋅dant⋅ly, adverb
Synonyms:
1. cutting, stinging, acerbic, scathing.
1. cutting, stinging, acerbic, scathing.
mor⋅dent
[mawr-dnt] –noun Music.
| 1. | a melodic embellishment consisting of a rapid alternation of a principal tone with the tone a half or a whole step below it, called single or short when the auxiliary tone occurs once and double or long when this occurs twice or more. |
| 2. | inverted mordent. |
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| mor·dant (môr'dnt) adj.
To treat with a mordant. [French, from Old French, present participle of mordre, to bite, from Vulgar Latin *mordere, from Latin mordēre; see mer- in Indo-European roots.] mor'dan·cy n., mor'dant·ly adv. |
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| Main Entry: | mordant1 |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | biting and caustic |
| Etymology: | French mordre 'to bite' |
| Main Entry: | mordant2 |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | pungent |
| Etymology: | French mordre 'to bite' |
| Main Entry: | mordant |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a corrosive chemical that fixes a dye |
| Etymology: | French mordre 'to bite' |
| Main Entry: | mordant |
| Part of Speech: | v |
| Definition: | to treat with a chemical that fixes a dye |
| Etymology: | French mordre 'to bite' |
Language Translation for : mordant
Spanish:
mordaz, incisivo, sarcástico,
German:
beißend,
Japanese:
しんらつな
Mordant
Mor"dant\, a. [F., p. pr. of mordere to bite; L. mordere. See Morsel.]1. Biting; caustic; sarcastic; keen; severe. 2. (Dyeing & Calico Printing) Serving to fix colors.Mordant
Mor"dant\, n. [F., originally, biting.]1. Any corroding substance used in etching. 2. (Dyeing & Calico Printing) 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. 3. (Gilding) Any sticky matter by which the gold leaf is made to adhere.Mordant
Mor"dant\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mordanted; p. pr. & vb. n. Mordanting.] To subject to the action of, or imbue with, a mordant; as, to mordant goods for dyeing.
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mordant (adj.)
1474, "caustic" (of words, speech), from M.Fr. mordant, lit. "biting," prp. of mordre "to bite," from L. mordere "to bite or sting" (see smart (v.)). The noun sense in dyeing is first recorded 1791; the adj. in this sense is from 1902.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: mor·dant
Pronunciation: 'mord-&nt
Function: noun
: a chemical that fixes a dye in or on a substance by combining with thedye to form an insoluble compound —mordant transitive verb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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mordant mor·dant (môr'dnt)
adj.
Serving to fix colors in dyeing. n.
A reagent, such as tannic acid, that fixes dyes to cells, tissues, or other materials. v. mor·dant·ed, mor·dant·ing, mor·dants
To treat with a mordant.
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