The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mordicant
Mordicant \Mor"di*cant\, a. [L. mordicans, p. pr. of mordicare
to bite, fr. mordere: cf. F. mordicant.]
Biting; acrid; as, the mordicant quality of a body. [R.]
--Boyle.
Wiktionary
mordicant
a. biting; acrid