nigrine

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noun

A black ferruginous variety of rutile, or a compound of rutile and ilmenite.

OriginLatin niger →
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Meanings

noun
  1. chemistryA black ferruginous variety of rutile, or a compound of rutile and ilmenite.

Origin

  1. Latinniger“black”
  2. Englishnigrine

Latin niger (“black”): compare French nigrine.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

nigrine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nigrine

MLA

“nigrine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nigrine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nigrine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nigrine.

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