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- 2.1 Verb
- 2.2 Anagrams

EnglishModificar

PronunciationModificar

IPA: /mɔː(r)dənt/

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mordent

AdjectiveModificar

Mordant (comparative more Mordant, superlative most Mordant)

Positive
Mordant

Comparative
more Mordant

Superlative
most Mordant

Biting; caustic; sarcastic; keen; severe.
Serving to fix colors when dyeing.
- 1964, In dyeing two mediums are required, the colouring matter and the mordant which fixes the dye in the wool. — L.F. Salzman, English Industries of the Middle Ages, p. 208.

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biting or caustic

Finnish: pureva fi(fi), julma fi(fi), pisteliäs fi(fi)
German: beißend de(de)

Korean: 신랄한 ko(ko) (sillalhan)

serving to fix colors

Finnish: puretin (in compounds)

Korean: 매염 ko(ko) (maeyeom)

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Singular
Mordant

Plural
Mordants

Mordant (plural Mordants)

Any substance used to facilitate the fixing of a dye to a fibre; usually a metallic compound which reacts with the dye using chelation.

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a substance used to facilitate dye fixing

Finnish: puretin fi(fi)
German: Beize de(de) f.

Korean: 매염제 ko(ko) (maeyeomje)
Spanish: mordiente es(es)

VerbModificar

Infinitive
to Mordant

Third person singular
Mordants

Simple past
Mordanted

Past participle
Mordanted

Present participle
Mordanting

to Mordant (third-person singular simple present Mordants, present participle Mordanting, simple past and past participle Mordanted)