mordicant

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/ˈmɔː(ɹ)dɪkənt/

adjective

biting; acrid (normally talking about pain)

OriginLatin mordicans →
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Meanings

adjectivemordicant (comparative more mordicant, superlative most mordicant)

comparative more mordicant · superlative most mordicant

  1. obsoletebiting; acrid (normally talking about pain)

    the mordicant quality of Bodies must proceed from a fiery ingredient

    1661, Robert Boyle, “(please specify the page)”, in The Sceptical Chymist: or Chymico-physical Doubts & Paradoxes, […], London: […] J. Cadwell for J. Crooke, […], →OCLC

Origin

  1. Latinmordicans
  2. Englishmordicant

From Latin mordicans, p.pr. of mordicare (“to bite”), from mordere. Compare French mordicant.

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APA

mordicant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mordicant

MLA

“mordicant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mordicant. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mordicant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mordicant.

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