Definizione monolingua

mordant

mordant (third-person singular simple present mordants, present participle mordanting, simple past and past participle mordanted)

1. (transitive) To subject to the action of, or imbue with, a mordant.

   Mordant these goods for dyeing.

mordant (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.
   • 1964, In dyeing two mediums are required, the colouring matter and the mordant which fixes the dye in the wool. — L.F. Salzman, English Industries of the Middle Ages, p. 208.

mordant (comparative more mordant, superlative most mordant)

1. biting; caustic; sarcastic; keen; severe.

Definizione dizionario mordant

caustico

corrosivo

mordace

mordente

Altri significati:

a substance used to facilitate dye fixing

biting or caustic

'''vt''' To subject to the action of, or imbue with, a mordant.

Any substance used to facilitate the fixing of a dye to a fibre; usually a metallic compound which reacts with the dye using chelation.

biting; caustic; sarcastic; keen; severe.