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Synonyms for "mordant" in English

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Detailed Synonyms for mordant in English

mordant:

mordant adj

  1. mordant
    – of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action 1
    caustic; corrosive; vitriolic; erosive; mordant
    – of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action 1
  2. mordant
    – harshly ironic or sinister 1
    grim; black; mordant
    – harshly ironic or sinister 1
    • grim adj
      • a grim joke1
      • grim laughter1
    • black adj
      • black humor1
    • mordant adj
      • fun ranging from slapstick clowning ... to savage mordant wit1

mordant [the ~] nomen

  1. the mordant
    – a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process 1
    the mordant
    – a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process 1

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Related Definitions for "mordant":

  1. of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action1
  2. harshly ironic or sinister1
    • fun ranging from slapstick clowning ... to savage mordant wit1
  3. a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process1







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