mordant

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Serving to fix colors when dyeing
vt To subject to the action of, or imbue with, a mordant

Mordant these goods for dyeing.

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
biting
{n} a salt to fix colors, as alum
A product used in dyeing that reacts with the dye and fiber to fix the dye permanently to the fiber Different mordants produce different hues and shades from the same dye
{i} coloring agent; acid, corrosive liquid used in etching; adhesive agent
Mordant humour is very critical and often mocks someone or something. A wicked, mordant sense of humour has come to the fore in Blur's world. = caustic. mordant wit/satire/humour unkind and insulting humour etc that is also funny = biting (present participle of mordre , from mordere)
a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process
Serving to fix colors
harshly ironic or sinister; "black humor"; "a grim joke"; "grim laughter"; "fun ranging from slapstick clowning to savage mordant wit"
A chemical used in the dyeing process to help the wool absorb the dyes
From the Latin 'to bite', the term describes a substance used to prepare wool or silk for dyeing The mordant attaches to receptor sites on the surface of protein fibers and makes a chemical bridge between the dyestuff and fiber The most common mordants are alum and iron sulfite Madder and the yellow plant dyes require a mordant, whereas indigo does not
Any sticky matter by which the gold leaf is made to adhere
{s} sharp, biting, sarcastic; pungent; incisive, shrewd; corrosive
A chemical substance such as tannic acid, that fixes dyes to cells, tissues, or textiles or other materials It is commonly a metal salt
chemical used with or added to colours to fix them to hair
\MOR-d'nt\, adjective: Biting; caustic; sarcastic
A chemical agent that fixes a dyestuff to a fiber
A substance that helps fix dye on or in a cell (See 28)
Any substance, as alum or copperas, which, having a twofold attraction for organic fibers and coloring matter, serves as a bond of union, and thus gives fixity to, or bites in, the dyes
Any corroding substance used in etching
chemical used in dyeing to fix the color
To subject to the action of or imbue with, a mordant
An additive that makes dyes more stable and allows the dyes to penetrate the wool
To subject to the action of, or imbue with, a mordant; as, to mordant goods for dyeing
mordanting
present participle of mordant
mordantly
In a mordant manner
mordantly
sarcastically; incisively; caustically
mordantly
In the manner of a mordant
mordants
plural of mordant
Turkish - English

Definition of mordant in Turkish English dictionary

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