aromatic vs mordant

aromatic

noun
  • Any aromatic compound. 

  • A fragrant plant or spice added to a dish to flavour it. 

adj
  • Fragrant or spicy. 

  • Having a closed ring of alternate single and double bonds with delocalized electrons. 

  • Derived from benzene. 

mordant

noun
  • Any corrosive substance used in etching. 

  • A glutinous size used as a ground for gilding, to make the gold leaf adhere. 

  • Any substance used to facilitate the fixing of a dye to a fibre; usually a metallic compound which reacts with the dye using chelation. 

verb
  • To subject to the action of, or imbue with, a mordant. 

adj
  • Serving to fix a dye to a fibre. 

  • Having or showing a sharp or critical quality 

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