mordant

1. a. Biting; caustic; sarcastic; keen; severe. Source: opted

2. a. Serving to fix colors. Source: opted

3. n. Any corroding substance used in etching. Source: opted

4. n. 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. Source: opted

5. n. Any sticky matter by which the gold leaf is made to adhere. Source: opted

6. v. t. To subject to the action of, or imbue with, a mordant; as, to mordant goods for dyeing. Source: opted

7. adj. harshly ironic or sinister Source: wordnet

8. adj. of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action Source: wordnet

9. n. a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process Source: wordnet

10. 1. Biting; caustic; sarcastic; keen; severe. 2. (Dyeing & Calico Printing) Serving to fix colors. 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. To subject to the action of, or imbue with, a mordant; as, to mordant goods for dyeing. Source: webster

11. j:100 n. a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process Source: ecdict

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