mordicant

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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɔː(ɹ)dɪkənt/

Adjective

mordicant (comparative more mordicant, superlative most mordicant)

(obsolete) biting; acrid (normally talking about pain)
- 1661, Robert Boyle, “(please specify the page)”, in The Sceptical Chymist: or Chymico-physical Doubts & Paradoxes, , London: J. Cadwell for J. Crooke, , →OCLC:
  the mordicant quality of Bodies must proceed from a fiery ingredient

Derived terms

mordicancy

References

“mordicant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

French

Adjective

mordicant (feminine mordicante, masculine plural mordicants, feminine plural mordicantes)

(archaic) mordicant; biting

Further reading

“mordicant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

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