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mor·dant (môrdnt) taken from thefreedictionary

adj.

    • a. Bitingly sarcastic: mordant satire.
    • b. Incisive and trenchant: an inquisitor’s mordant questioning.
  2. Bitingly painful.
  3. Serving to fix colors in dyeing.

n.

  1. A reagent, such as tannic acid, that fixes dyes to cells, tissues, or textiles or other materials.
  2. A corrosive substance, such as an acid, used in etching.

tr.v. mor·dant·ed, mor·dant·ing,mor·dants

To treat with a mordant.
mor·dan·cy noun \ ˈmȯr-dən(t)-sē \ taken from merriam-webster

  1. a biting and caustic quality of style :incisiveness
  2. a sharply critical or bitter quality of thought or feeling: harshness
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