Look up: mordant

1. mordant
   [n] - a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing
   Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio
   
   
2. mordant
   Substance that fixes a dyestuff in or on a material by combining with the dye to form an insoluble compound, used to fix or intensify stains in a tissue or cell preparation.
   Found on http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/iupacgloss
   
   
3. Mordant
   Mordant: A substance capable of deepening the reaction to a stain (as in the pathology laboratory); incisive; burning or pungent; and so, by extension, biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style. The word 'mordant' has some bite to it since it comes from the Latin 'mordere', the infinitive of t...
   Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.
   
   
4. mordant
   any substance which, by combining with a dyestuff to form an insoluble compound or lake, serves to produce a fixed colour in a textile fibre, leather, etc Category: The chemical industry
   Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
   
   
5. Mordant
   Mor'dant adjective [ French, present participle of mordere to bite; Latin mordere . See Morsel .] 1. Biting; caustic; sarcastic; keen; severe. 2. (Dyeing & Calico Printing) Serving to fix colors.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/101
   
   
6. Mordant
   Mor'dant noun [ French, originally, biting.] 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, se...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/101
   
   
7. Mordant
   Mor'dant transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Mordanted ; present participle & verbal noun Mordanting .] To subject to the action of, or imbue with, a mordant; as, to mordant goods for dyeing.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/101
   
   
8. mordant
   1. Any corroding substance used in etching. ... 2. Any substance, as alum or copperas, which, having a twofold attraction for organic fibres and colouring matter, serves as a bond of union, and thus gives fixity to, or bites in, the dyes. ... 3. Any sticky matter by which the gold leaf is made to ad...
   Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona
   
   
9. mordant
   noun a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process
   Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web
   
   
10. mordant
    (mor´dәnt) a substance capable of intensifying or deepening the reaction of a specimen to a stain. to subject to the action of a mordant before staining.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
    
    
11. Mordant
    • (n.) Any sticky matter by which the gold leaf is made to adhere. • (a.) Serving to fix colors. • (a.) Biting; caustic; sarcastic; keen; severe. • (v. t.) To subject to the action of, or imbue with, a mordant; as, to mordant goods for dyeing. • (n.) Any corroding substance ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning
    
    
12. mordant
    (from the article `mordant dye`) colorant that can be bound to a material for which it otherwise has little or no affinity by the addition of a mordant, a chemical that combines ... Etching is a process in which lines or textures are bitten (etched) into a metal plate with a variety of mordants (acids). The metal plate is first ... ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/m/120
    
    
13. mordant
    mordant, mordanting, mordanted, mordants 1. Bitingly sarcastic: mordant satire. 2. Incisive and trenchant. 3. Bitingly painful. 4. Serving to fix colors in dyeing, as with a reagent, such as tannic acid, that fixes dyes to cells, tissues, or textiles or other materials. 5. A corrosive substance; such as, an acid, used in etching.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf
    
    
14. Mordant
    A mordant is a substance used to set dyes on fabrics or tissue sections by forming a coordination complex with the dye which then attaches to the fabric or tissue. It may be used for dyeing fabrics, or for intensifying stains in cell or tissue preparations. The term mordant comes from the Latin wor...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mordant
    
    
15. mordant
    A substance that fixes dyes to fabrics by precipitating them into the fibers to form ligand complexes with them. Generally, metal salts and hydroxides (including alum), now chiefly chromium salts and dichromates, are used. They modify the hue and improve fastness.
    Found on http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedi
    
    
16. mordant
    mordant (môr'dunt) [Fr.,=biting], substance used in dyeing to fix certain dyes (mordant dyes) in cloth. Either the mordant (if it is colloidal) or a colloid produced by the mordant adheres to the fiber, attracting and fixing the colloidal mordant dye (see colloid); the insoluble, colored p...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08339
    
    
17. Mordant
    A mordant is an adhesive compound capable of uniting with dye-stuffs to form insoluble pigments, and thus, if the reaction is made to take place in the fibres of a fabric, fix the colour in it. Mordants are mostly used in cotton and wool dyeing, and also in gilding to attach gold leaf and in paints ...
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow
    
    
18. mordant
    Type: Term Pronunciation: mōr′dant Definitions: 1. A substance capable of combining with a dye and the material to be dyed, thereby increasing the affinity or binding of the dye; alum, a mordant commonly used to promote staining with hematoxylin. 2. To treat with a mordant.
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio