etchant

An acid or corrosive chemical used in etching.

Noun

  1. An acid or corrosive chemical used in etching.

Origin

Etymology tree English etch Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English etchant From etch + -ant.

Forms

etchants

Synonyms

mordant