Meaning of Mordant | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Any substance used to facilitate the fixing of a dye to a fibre; usually a metallic compound which reacts with the dye using chelation.
   countable, uncountable
2. Any corrosive substance used in etching.
   countable, uncountable
3. A glutinous size used as a ground for gilding, to make the gold leaf adhere.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“In dyeing two mediums are required, the colouring matter⟳ and the mordant which fixes the dye in the wool.”

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