单词 | mordicant |
释义 | mordicant, a. and n.|ˈmɔːdɪkənt| [ad. L. mordicant-em, pr. pple. of mordicāre: see next.] A. adj. Biting, sharp, pungent.
1597A. M. tr. Guillemeau's Fr. Chirurg. 48/1 Accompanied with bitinge or mordicante payn. 1603Holland Plutarch's Mor. 669 These fruits (for the most part) carrie with them a certeine piercing and mordicant quallitie. 1675Evelyn Terra (1676) 124 First be sure they [sc. pigeons' dung, etc.] pass their mordicant and piercing spirits, and be discreetly mixt. 1822–34Good's Study Med. (ed. 4) II. 338 In the latter the itching is more mordicant and aculeate. †B. n. A mordant. Obs. rare—1.
1799Med. Jrnl. I. 168 The three principal mordicants in dying cotton red, are, oil, galls, and alum. |

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