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Mordant

ˈmɔːdnt

Mordant definitions
adjective
mordant
  1. (especially of humour) having or showing a sharp or critical quality; biting

    "a mordant sense of humour"

    caustic trenchant biting cutting acerbic sardonic sarcastic scathing acid sharp keen tart pungent stinging astringent incisive devastating piercing rapier-like razor-edged
noun
mordant mordants
  1. a substance, typically an inorganic oxide, that combines with a dye or stain and thereby fixes it in a material
    • an adhesive compound for fixing gold leaf
  2. a corrosive liquid used to etch the lines on a printing plate
verb
mordant mordanted mordanting mordants
  1. impregnate or treat (a fabric) with a mordant

    "mordanting a fibre is simple"