"mordant" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /mɔː(ɹ)dənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mordant.wav Forms: more mordant [comparative], most mordant [superlative]
Etymology: From French mordant, from Latin mordeō. Doublet of mordent. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)merd-}}, {{der|en|fr|mordant}} French mordant, {{der|en|la|mordeō}} Latin mordeō, {{doublet|en|mordent}} Doublet of mordent Head templates: {{en-adj}} mordant (comparative more mordant, superlative most mordant)
  1. Having or showing a sharp or critical quality Synonyms: biting, caustic, keen, sarcastic, severe Translations (biting or caustic): язвителен (jazvitelen) (Bulgarian), pureva (Finnish), julma (Finnish), pisteliäs (Finnish), mordant (French), beißend (German), bissig (German), sarkastisch (German), δηκτικός (diktikós) [masculine] (Greek), καυστικός (kafstikós) [masculine] (Greek), mordente (Italian), caustico (Italian), sarcastico (Italian), mordace (Italian), 신랄한 (sillalhan) (Korean), żrący (Polish), mordaz (Spanish)
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  2. Serving to fix a dye to a fibre.
    Sense id: en-mordant-en-adj-YwtlB-Ki
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: morsel, remorse

Noun

IPA: /mɔː(ɹ)dənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mordant.wav Forms: mordants [plural]
Etymology: From French mordant, from Latin mordeō. Doublet of mordent. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)merd-}}, {{der|en|fr|mordant}} French mordant, {{der|en|la|mordeō}} Latin mordeō, {{doublet|en|mordent}} Doublet of mordent Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mordant (countable and uncountable, plural mordants)
  1. Any substance used to facilitate the fixing of a dye to a fibre; usually a metallic compound which reacts with the dye using chelation. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (a substance used to facilitate dye fixing): байц (bajc) [masculine] (Bulgarian), mordent [masculine] (Catalan), puretin (Finnish), Beize [feminine] (German), રંગરખું (raṅgarkhũ) (Gujarati), mordente [masculine] (Italian), 매염제 (maeyeomje) (Korean), waitumu (Maori), tūmau kano (Maori), zaprawa farbiarska [feminine] (Polish), zaprawa barwierska [feminine] (Polish), močilo [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), mordiente (Spanish), mordaz (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-mordant-en-noun-Vx~YQdKA Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 2 10 16 2 6 2 0 1 28 1 Disambiguation of 'a substance used to facilitate dye fixing': 67 28 5
  2. Any corrosive substance used in etching. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms (substance for etching): etchant
    Sense id: en-mordant-en-noun-SnSAyXFe Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 32 3 10 15 2 6 4 0 1 26 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 2 10 16 2 6 2 0 1 28 1 Disambiguation of 'substance for etching': 40 58 2
  3. A glutinous size used as a ground for gilding, to make the gold leaf adhere. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-mordant-en-noun-HJDcTNYp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: acid mordant, mordant dye

Verb

IPA: /mɔː(ɹ)dənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mordant.wav Forms: mordants [present, singular, third-person], mordanting [participle, present], mordanted [participle, past], mordanted [past]
Etymology: From French mordant, from Latin mordeō. Doublet of mordent. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)merd-}}, {{der|en|fr|mordant}} French mordant, {{der|en|la|mordeō}} Latin mordeō, {{doublet|en|mordent}} Doublet of mordent Head templates: {{en-verb}} mordant (third-person singular simple present mordants, present participle mordanting, simple past and past participle mordanted)
  1. (transitive) To subject to the action of, or imbue with, a mordant. Tags: transitive Related terms: mordent Translations (to subject to a mordant): байцвам (bajcvam) (Bulgarian), mordentar (Catalan), purettaa (Finnish), amordancer (French), mordenzare (Italian)
    Sense id: en-mordant-en-verb-l3qt3U9H

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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to subject to a mordant",
      "word": "purettaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to subject to a mordant",
      "word": "amordancer"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to subject to a mordant",
      "word": "mordenzare"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mordant"
}

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