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Mordant vs Fixative - What's the difference?

mordant | fixative |

As adjectives the difference between mordant and fixative

is that mordant is having or showing a sharp or critical quality; biting; caustic; sarcastic; keen; severe while fixative is serving to fix or bind.

As nouns the difference between mordant and fixative

is that mordant is any substance used to facilitate the fixing of a dye to a fibre; usually a metallic compound which reacts with the dye using chelation while fixative is a substance that fixes, protects, or preserves.

As a verb mordant

is to subject to the action of, or imbue with, a mordant.

mordant

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having or showing a sharp or critical quality; biting; caustic; sarcastic; keen; severe.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any substance used to facilitate the fixing of a dye to a fibre; usually a metallic compound which reacts with the dye using chelation.
  • * 1964', ''In dyeing two mediums are required, the colouring matter and the '''mordant which fixes the dye in the wool.'' — , ''English Industries of the Middle Ages , p. 208.
  • Any corrosive substance used in etching.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To subject to the action of, or imbue with, a mordant.
    • Mordant these goods for dyeing.

    See also

    * (wikipedia "mordant") * mordent

    Anagrams

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    fixative

    English

    (wikipedia fixative)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A substance that fixes, protects, or preserves.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Serving to fix or bind.
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