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mordant


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verb

Definition of MORDANT

transitive verb
: to treat with a mordant

First Known Use of MORDANT

1836

Other Chemical Engineering Terms

alkali, cation, decant, hygroscopic, isotope, oxidize, slurry, solute, viscous

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