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Antonyms for mordant

Grammar : Adj
Spell : mawr-dnt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɔr dnt

Definition of mordant

Origin :
  • late 15c., "caustic" (of words, speech), from Middle French mordant, literally "biting," present participle of mordre "to bite," from Latin mordere "to bite, bite into; nip, sting;" figuratively "to pain, cause hurt," perhaps from PIE root mer- (2) "to rub away, harm" (see smart (v.)). Related: Mordantly. The noun sense in dyeing is first recorded 1791; the adjective in this sense is from 1902. Related: Mordancy; mordantly.
  • adj sarcastic
Example sentences :
  • What are the products of hydrolysis when stannic chloride is used as a mordant?
  • Extract from : « An Elementary Study of Chemistry » by William McPherson
  • Tin is not so useful as a mordant in itself, but as a modifying agent with other mordants.
  • Extract from : « Vegetable Dyes » by Ethel M. Mairet
  • Some mordant the wool first with alum, but it does not seem to need it.
  • Extract from : « Vegetable Dyes » by Ethel M. Mairet
  • No mordant is needed, and the colours produced are the fastest known.
  • Extract from : « Vegetable Dyes » by Ethel M. Mairet
  • It is one of the substantive colours and does not need any mordant.
  • Extract from : « Vegetable Dyes » by Ethel M. Mairet
  • The mordant tone in which this was said disconcerted Mrs. Hilbrough.
  • Extract from : « The Faith Doctor » by Edward Eggleston
  • Pour on the film as much of the mordant as the cover-glass will hold.
  • Extract from : « The Elements of Bacteriological Technique » by John William Henry Eyre
  • They say a mordant has been found to stay the flight of its lovely colours.
  • Extract from : « The Tapestry Book » by Helen Churchill Candee
  • Here, again, the mordant has no influence on the colour, but only fixes it on the cotton.
  • Extract from : « The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics » by Franklin Beech
  • The mordant for a full red may be acetate of alumina, of spec.
  • Extract from : « A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines » by Andrew Ure

Synonyms for mordant

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