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- Dictionarymordant/ˈmɔːdnt/
adjective
- 1. (especially of humour) having or showing a sharp or critical quality; biting: "a mordant sense of humour"
noun
- 1. a substance, typically an inorganic oxide, that combines with a dye or stain and thereby fixes it in a material.
- 2. a corrosive liquid used to etch the lines on a printing plate.
verb
- 1. impregnate or treat (a fabric) with a mordant: "mordanting a fibre is simple"
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