nigrite

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noun

An insulating material consisting of the impure residuum obtained in the distillation of paraffin.

OriginLatin niger →
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Meanings

nounnigrite (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn insulating material consisting of the impure residuum obtained in the distillation of paraffin.

Origin

  1. Latinniger“black”
  2. Englishnigrite

From Latin niger (“black”) + -ite.

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Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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