mordantly

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In a mordant manner
sarcastically; incisively; caustically
In the manner of a mordant
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Serving to fix colors when dyeing
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vt To subject to the action of, or imbue with, a mordant

Mordant these goods for dyeing.

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biting
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{n} a salt to fix colors, as alum
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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
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{i} coloring agent; acid, corrosive liquid used in etching; adhesive agent
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Any substance used to facilitate the fixing of a dye to a fibre; usually a metallic compound which reacts with the dye using chelation
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Biting; caustic; sarcastic; keen; severe
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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)
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a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process
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Serving to fix colors
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harshly ironic or sinister; "black humor"; "a grim joke"; "grim laughter"; "fun ranging from slapstick clowning to savage mordant wit"
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A chemical used in the dyeing process to help the wool absorb the dyes
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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
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Any sticky matter by which the gold leaf is made to adhere
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{s} sharp, biting, sarcastic; pungent; incisive, shrewd; corrosive
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A chemical substance such as tannic acid, that fixes dyes to cells, tissues, or textiles or other materials It is commonly a metal salt
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chemical used with or added to colours to fix them to hair
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\MOR-d'nt\, adjective: Biting; caustic; sarcastic
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A chemical agent that fixes a dyestuff to a fiber
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A substance that helps fix dye on or in a cell (See 28)
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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
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Any corroding substance used in etching
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chemical used in dyeing to fix the color
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To subject to the action of or imbue with, a mordant
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An additive that makes dyes more stable and allows the dyes to penetrate the wool
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To subject to the action of, or imbue with, a mordant; as, to mordant goods for dyeing
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