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mordants

mordants is the plural of mordant.

mordants is the third-person singular simple present indicative of mordant.

Meaning of mordant

Noun

mordant (countable and uncountable, plural mordants)

  1. Any substance used to facilitate the fixing of a dye to a fibre; usually a metallic compound which reacts with the dye using chelation.
    • In dyeing two mediums are required, the colouring matter and the mordant which fixes the dye in the wool.1964, L.F. Salzman, English Industries of the Middle Ages, page 208
  2. Any corrosive substance used in etching.
    Synonyms:
    etchant
  3. A glutinous size used as a ground for gilding, to make the gold leaf adhere.

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Questions about mordants

What is mordants the plural of?
Mordants is the plural of mordant.

Words near mordants in the dictionary

  1. mordant dye
  2. mordanted
  3. mordanting
  4. mordantings
  5. mordantly
  6. mordants
  7. Mordaunt
  8. Mordecai
  9. Mordechai
  10. Mordell
  11. Mordell-Weil theorem

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