mordant
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process
Types & categories
- colour hypernym
- chrome alum hyponym
- tartar emetic hyponym
- sodium dichromate hyponym
Related & opposite
- corrosive derivation
Sense 2 adjective
harshly ironic or sinister
black humor
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Sense 3 adjective
of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | corrosive |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | colour |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | chrome alum |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tartar emetic |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sodium dichromate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | grimness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | sarcastic |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | corrosive |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | mordant |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | caustic |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | vitriol |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | rust |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | corrode |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | erode |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | destructive |