| NOUN | substance | mordant | a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADJECTIVE | all | mordant, black, grim | harshly ironic or sinister |
| all | mordant, caustic, corrosive, erosive, vitriolic | of a substance, especially a strong acid |
| Sounds | mao'rdahnt | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| Meaning | harshly ironic or sinister. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "fun ranging from slapstick clowning ... to savage mordant wit" | |
| Synonyms | black, grim | |
| Broader | sarcastic | Expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds |
| Spanish | mordaz, sardónico | |
| Meaning | Of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action. | |
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| Synonyms | caustic, corrosive, erosive, vitriolic | |
| Broader | destructive | Causing destruction or much damage / damage |
| Spanish | cáustico, corrosivo, erosivo | |
| Catalan | càustic, corrosiu | |
| Nouns | mordant | a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing |
| Meaning | A substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process. | |
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| Narrower | chrome alum | A violet-colored salt used in hide tanning and as a mordant in dyeing |
| sodium dichromate, sodium bichromate | A red-orange salt used as a mordant | |
| tartar emetic, antimony potassium tartrate | A poisonous colorless salt used as a mordant and in medicine | |
| Broader | coloring material, colouring material, color, colour | Any material used for its color |
| Spanish | mordaz, mordiente | |
| Catalan | mordent | |
| Adjectives | mordant | of a substance, especially a strong acid |
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