Mordant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process

harshly ironic or sinister

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɔːɹdənt/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɔːdənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɔːdənt/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈɔːɹdənt/.

Examples

black humor
a grim joke
grim laughter

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

caustic erosive black corrosive grim vitriolic

Parts of Speech

noun	a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process
adjective	harshly ironic or sinister “black humor”
adjective	of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action

Word Forms

mordant	adjective	of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
grimness	noun	the quality of being ghastly
caustic	noun	any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue
corrosive	noun	a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali)
corrode	verb	cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
erode	verb	become ground down or deteriorate
vitriol	noun	(H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry
mordant	noun	a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Beize

eine Substanz, die zur Behandlung von Leder oder anderen Materialien vor dem Färben verwendet wird; Hilft beim Färben

🇪🇸Spanish

mordaz

Sustancia utilizada para tratar el cuero u otros materiales antes de teñirlos; ayuda en el proceso de teñido

🇮🇹Italian

mordente

una sostanza utilizzata per trattare il cuoio o altri materiali prima della tintura; aiuta nel processo di tintura

🇳🇱Dutch

bijtend

een stof die wordt gebruikt om leer of andere materialen te behandelen vóór het verven; helpt bij het verfproces

🇵🇹Portuguese

mordente

uma substância usada para tratar couro ou outros materiais antes do tingimento; auxilia no processo de tingimento

🇷🇺Russian

протравающий

вещество, используемое для обработки кожи или других материалов перед окрашиванием; помогает в процессе окрашивания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चुभता

रंगाई से पहले चमड़े या अन्य सामग्रियों के उपचार के लिए उपयोग किया जाने वाला पदार्थ; रंगाई प्रक्रिया में सहायता करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

মর্ড্যান্ট

রঙ করার আগে চামড়া বা অন্যান্য উপকরণের চিকিত্সার জন্য ব্যবহৃত একটি পদার্থ; রং করার প্রক্রিয়ায় সাহায্য করে

🇮🇳Tamil

மோர்டன்ட்

சாயமிடுவதற்கு முன் தோல் அல்லது பிற பொருட்களைச் சிகிச்சையளிக்கப் பயன்படுத்தப்படும் ஒரு பொருள்; சாயமிடுதல் செயல்பாட்டில் உதவுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

మృత్యువు

రంగు వేయడానికి ముందు తోలు లేదా ఇతర పదార్థాలకు చికిత్స చేయడానికి ఉపయోగించే పదార్థం; అద్దకం ప్రక్రియలో సహాయపడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

मॉर्डंट

डाईंग करण्यापूर्वी लेदर किंवा इतर सामग्रीवर उपचार करण्यासाठी वापरला जाणारा पदार्थ; डाईंग प्रक्रियेत मदत करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

મોર્ડન્ટ

રંગ કરતા પહેલા ચામડા અથવા અન્ય સામગ્રીની સારવાર માટે વપરાતો પદાર્થ; રંગવાની પ્રક્રિયામાં મદદ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೊರ್ಡೆಂಟ್

ಬಣ್ಣ ಹಾಕುವ ಮೊದಲು ಚರ್ಮ ಅಥವಾ ಇತರ ವಸ್ತುಗಳನ್ನು ಸಂಸ್ಕರಿಸಲು ಬಳಸುವ ವಸ್ತು; ಡೈಯಿಂಗ್ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಹಾಯ ಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മോർഡൻ്റ്

ചായം പൂശുന്നതിന് മുമ്പ് തുകൽ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മറ്റ് വസ്തുക്കൾ കൈകാര്യം ചെയ്യാൻ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വസ്തു; ഡൈയിംഗ് പ്രക്രിയയിൽ സഹായിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੋਰਡੈਂਟ

ਰੰਗਾਈ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਚਮੜੇ ਜਾਂ ਹੋਰ ਸਮੱਗਰੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਇਲਾਜ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਪਦਾਰਥ; ਰੰਗਾਈ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਹਾਇਤਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مورڈنٹ

رنگنے سے پہلے چمڑے یا دیگر مواد کے علاج کے لیے استعمال ہونے والا مادہ؛ رنگنے کے عمل میں مدد کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

媒染剂

用于在染色前处理皮革或其他材料的物质；染色过程中的助剂

🇯🇵Japanese

媒染剤

染色前に皮革またはその他の素材を処理するために使用される物質。染色工程を助ける

🇰🇷Korean

점착제

염색하기 전에 가죽이나 기타 재료를 처리하는 데 사용되는 물질; 염색과정에 도움

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thuốc cầm màu

chất dùng để xử lý da hoặc các vật liệu khác trước khi nhuộm; hỗ trợ quá trình nhuộm

🇹🇭Thai

ประชดประชัน

สารที่ใช้รักษาหนังหรือวัสดุอื่นก่อนการย้อมสี ช่วยในกระบวนการย้อมสี

🇮🇩Indonesian

pedas

bahan yang digunakan untuk mengolah kulit atau bahan lain sebelum diwarnai; membantu dalam proses pewarnaan

🇵🇭Filipino

malungkot

isang sangkap na ginagamit sa paggamot sa katad o iba pang mga materyales bago pagtitina; nakakatulong sa proseso ng pagtitina

🇲🇾Malay

kaku

bahan yang digunakan untuk merawat kulit atau bahan lain sebelum pencelupan; membantu dalam proses pencelupan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لاذع

مادة تستخدم لمعالجة الجلود أو غيرها من المواد قبل الصباغة؛ يساعد في عملية الصباغة

🇮🇷Persian

مرده

ماده ای که برای درمان چرم یا مواد دیگر قبل از رنگرزی استفاده می شود. به فرآیند رنگرزی کمک می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

öldürücü

boyamadan önce deriyi veya diğer malzemeleri işlemek için kullanılan bir madde; boyama işlemine yardımcı olur

🇮🇱Hebrew

מורנט

חומר המשמש לטיפול בעור או בחומרים אחרים לפני הצביעה; מסייע בתהליך הצביעה

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The primary meaning of 'mordant' is 'a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process'.

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Using 'mordant' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'mordant' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'mordant' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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