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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

etchant en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English etch Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English etchant From etch + -ant.

Meanings

  1. An acid or corrosive chemical used in etching.

Forms

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Synonyms

mordant