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etchant

etchant noun: an acid or corrosive chemical used in etching.

Noun

etchant (plural etchants)

  1. An acid or corrosive chemical used in etching.
    Synonyms:
    mordant

Synonyms of etchant

Forms of etchant

pluraletchants

Origin of etchant

From etch + -ant.

Questions about etchant

What does etchant mean?
Etchant means an acid or corrosive chemical used in etching.
What part of speech is etchant?
Etchant is a noun.
What is the plural of etchant?
The plural of etchant is etchants.

Words near etchant in the dictionary

  1. etceteras
  2. etch
  3. Etch A Sketch
  4. etch-a-sketch
  5. etchable
  6. etchant
  7. etchants
  8. Etchareottine
  9. Etchareottines
  10. etched
  11. Etchells

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