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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
Attic, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acid, acidic, acidulent, acidulous, acrid, acrimonious, actual cautery, asperous, astringent, biting, bitter, brand, brand iron, branding iron, brilliant, caustic, cauter, cauterant, cauterizer, cautery, clever, corroding, corrosive, cutting, double-edged, driving, droll, edged, effective, electrocautery, escharotic, facetious, fierce, forceful, forcible, funny, gutsy, harsh, hot iron, humorous, humorsome, imperative, impressive, incisive, irritating, jesting, jocose, jocular, joking, joky, joshing, keen, keen-witted, lunar caustic, mordacious, moxa, nervous, nimble-witted, nose-tickling, penetrating, piercing, piquant, poignant, pointed, potential cautery, powerful, punchy, pungent, quick-witted, radium, rapier-like, rigorous, rough, salt, salty, scathing, scintillating, scorching, sensational, severe, sharp, sinewed, sinewy, slashing, smart, sour, sparkling, sprightly, stabbing, stinging, strident, striking, stringent, strong, tart, telling, trenchant, vehement, vigorous, violent, virulent, vital, vitriolic, whimsical, withering, witty
Dictionary Results for mordant:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
mordant
    adj 1: harshly ironic or sinister; "black humor"; "a grim joke";
           "grim laughter"; "fun ranging from slapstick clowning ...
           to savage mordant wit" [syn: black, grim, mordant]
    2: of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of
       destroying or eating away by chemical action [syn: caustic,
       corrosive, erosive, vitriolic, mordant]
    n 1: a substance used to treat leather or other materials before
         dyeing; aids in dyeing process

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Mordant \Mor"dant\, a. [F., p. pr. of mordere to bite; L.
   mordere. See Morsel.]
   1. Biting; caustic; sarcastic; keen; severe.
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   2. (Dyeing & Calico Printing) Serving to fix colors.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Mordant \Mor"dant\, n. [F., originally, biting.]
   1. Any corroding substance used in etching.
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   2. (Dyeing & Calico Printing) 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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   3. (Gilding) Any sticky matter by which the gold leaf is made
      to adhere.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Mordant \Mor"dant\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mordanted; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Mordanting.]
   To subject to the action of, or imbue with, a mordant; as, to
   mordant goods for dyeing.
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