Definisjon av mordant

Vi fant 6 definisjoner av mordantengelsk.

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Noun

mordant - a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process
coloring material, colouring material, color, colour any material used for its color; "she used a different color for the trim"
chrome alum a violet-colored salt used in hide tanning and as a mordant in dyeing
antimony potassium tartrate, tartar emetic a poisonous colorless salt used as a mordant and in medicine
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Substantiv

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.
mordant - Any corrosive substance used in etching.

Verb

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

Adjektiv

mordant - biting; caustic; sarcastic; keen; severe.

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  • A mordant is a substance used to set dyes on fabrics or tissue sections by forming a coordination complex with the dye which then attaches to the fabric or tissue. It may be used for dyeing fabrics, or for intensifying stains in cell or tissue preparations. The term mordant comes from the Latin word, "mordere", to bite.

Substantiv

  • Entall: mordant
  • Flertall: mordants

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