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adjectiveof a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
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"fun ranging from slapstick clowning ... to savage mordant wit"adjectiveharshly ironic or sinister
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nouna substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing processtype of:
Definition that contains mordant
- tartar emetic a poisonous colorless salt used as a mordant and in medicine
- zinc vitriol a colorless water-soluble powder; used as a mordant or to preserve wood or for the electrodeposition of zinc
- chrome alum a violet-colored salt used in hide tanning and as a mordant in dyeing
- white vitriol a colorless water-soluble powder; used as a mordant or to preserve wood or for the electrodeposition of zinc
- sodium bichromate a red-orange salt used as a mordant
- zinc sulfate a colorless water-soluble powder; used as a mordant or to preserve wood or for the electrodeposition of zinc
- sodium dichromate a red-orange salt used as a mordant
- zinc sulphate a colorless water-soluble powder; used as a mordant or to preserve wood or for the electrodeposition of zinc
- antimony potassium tartrate a poisonous colorless salt used as a mordant and in medicine