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red liquor en · NOUN

Etymology

So called because used originally for red dyestuffs.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A solution consisting essentially of aluminium acetate, used as a mordant in the fixation of dyestuffs on vegetable fiber.

Synonyms

red mordant