English Explanatory Dictionary

red liquor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

red liquor

Etymology

So called because used originally for red dyestuffs.

Synonyms

red mordant
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