Defn: In the manner of a mordant.
MORDENTE
Mor*den"te, n. Etym: [It.] (Mus.)
Defn: An embellishment resembling a trill.
MORDICANCY
Mor"di*can*cy, n.
Defn: A biting quality; corrosiveness. [R.] Evelyn.
MORDICANT Mor"di*cant, a. Etym: [L. mordicans, p.pr. of mordicare to bite, fr. mordere: cf. F. mordicant.]
Defn: Biting; acrid; as, the mordicant quality of a body. [R.] Boyle.
MORDICATION
Mor`di*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. mordicatio.]
Defn: The act of biting or corroding; corrosion. [R.] Bacon.
MORDICATIVE
Mor"di*ca*tive, a. Etym: [L. mordicativus.]