1) Acerb 2) Acid 3) Harsh 4) Ironic 5) Sarcastic 6) Scathing 7) Scornful 8) Sharp 9) Tart
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1) Aids in dyeing process 2) Biting 3) Bitingly sarcastic 4) Black 5) Burning 6) Caustic 7) Caustic in manner 8) Corrosive 9) French word used in English 10) Grim 11) Harshly ironic or sinister 12) Sarcastic
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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 present participle of French mordre, `to bite`. In the pa.....
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biting; caustic; incisive; corrosive
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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.
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• (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 used in etching. • (n.) Any substance, as alu...
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(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 ... ...
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A chemical, usually a metallic salt, used to fix a dye by combining with it to form an insoluble compound.
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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.
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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 adhere. ... Origin: F, originally, biting. ... Sourc...
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(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.
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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.
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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, serves as a bond of union, and thus gives fixity to,...
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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.
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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.
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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 the verb 'to bite.' In French 'mordant' means bitin...
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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 intended for non-ferrous metal surfaces so as to e...
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n] - a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing
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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.
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a chemical added to a specimen that sets a stain
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noun a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process
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French for biting. A wine which has a trace of bitterness, plus acidity, plus a tiny prickliness on the palate. In a blend, however, a mordant wine can improve a weak wine, although its pungent characteristic will come through.
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sharply caustic or sarcastic, as wit or a speaker; biting. · burning; corrosive. · having the property of fixing colors, as in dyeing.
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harshly ironic or sinister
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[Intelligent words] harshly ironic or sinister
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