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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Mordicantnoun

    Biting; acrid.

    Etymology: mordeo, Lat. mordicant, Fr.

    He presumes, that the mordicant quality of bodies must proceed from a fiery ingredient; whereas the light and inflammable parts must be driven away by that time the fire has reduced the body to ashes. Boyle.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Mordicantadjective

    biting; acrid; as, the mordicant quality of a body

  2. Etymology: [L. mordicans, p. pr. of mordicare to bite, fr. mordere: cf. F. mordicant.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of mordicant in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of mordicant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7


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