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A mordant is a substance used to set Dye s. A mordant is either inherently colloidal or produces Colloid s and can be either Acid ic or Basic .

Mordants include Tannic Acid , Alum , Chrome Alum , and certain Salt s of Aluminum , Chromium , Copper , Iron , Iodine , Potassium , and Tin .

Iodine is used as a mordant to set the first dye in Gram Stain s.


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