English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of mordant

mordant

/adjective/ चुभता; चरपरा; व्यंग्यमिश्रित; विद्रूपपूर्ण; तीखा; चुभनेवाला; तेज; तीव्र;

Synonym stinging; nutty; sarcastic; pungent; mordacious; Fast; Intense;

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English Dictionary:

1. Mordant

[a.]

- Biting; caustic; sarcastic; keen; severe.
- Serving to fix colors.

2. Mordant

[n.]

- Any corroding substance used in etching.
- 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 sticky matter by which the gold leaf is made to adhere.

3. Mordant

[v. t.]

- To subject to the action of, or imbue with, a mordant; as, to mordant goods for dyeing.