Etymology

nigrosine

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Today it means: A dark blue synthetic dyestuff of the induline group. Full definition →

Latin niger
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  1. Latin · derived fromniger“black”
  2. English todaynigrosine

Latin niger (“black”), + -ine.

Words from the same roots

Latinniger all →

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