mordicancy

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noun

A biting quality; corrosiveness.

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Meanings

nounmordicancy (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableA biting quality; corrosiveness.

    the Mordicancy thus allay'd , be lure to make the Mortar very clean

    1664, J[ohn] E[velyn], Sylva, or A Discourse of Forest-trees and the Propagation of Timber in His Majesties Dominions. […], London: […] Jo[hn] Martyn, and Ja[mes] Allestry, printers to the Royal Society, […], →OCLC

Origin

From mordicant + -cy.

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APA

mordicancy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mordicancy

MLA

“mordicancy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mordicancy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mordicancy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mordicancy.

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