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▸ adjective:  Having or showing a sharp or critical quality
▸ adjective:  Serving to fix a dye to a fibre.
▸ 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.
▸ noun:  Any corrosive substance used in etching.
▸ noun:  A glutinous size used as a ground for gilding, to make the gold leaf adhere.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To subject to the action of, or imbue with, a mordant.





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