printing ink

noun

A rapidly drying type of ink designed specifically for printing machines.

Meanings

nounprinting ink (countable and uncountable, plural printing inks)

plural printing inks

  1. countableuncountableA rapidly drying type of ink designed specifically for printing machines.

    Synonyms: printer's ink

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA rapidly drying type of ink designed specifically for printing machines.

More synonyms by meaning

nouna semisolid quick drying ink made especially for use in printing

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan tinta d'impressió, tinta d'imprempta
  • tinta d'impressióink used for printing
  • tinta d'impremptaink used for printing
Czech tisková barva, tiskařská barva
  • tisková barvaink used for printing
  • tiskařská barvaink used for printing
Finnish painomuste
  • painomusteink used for printing
French encre d'imprimerie
  • encre d'imprimerieink used for printing
German Druckerschwärze
  • Druckerschwärzeink used for printing
Hungarian nyomdafesték
  • nyomdafestékink used for printing
Irish dúch clódóireachta
  • dúch clódóireachtaink used for printing
Italian inchiostro da stampa
  • inchiostro da stampaink used for printing
Latvian tipogrāfijas krāsa
  • tipogrāfijas krāsaink used for printing
Polish farba drukarska
  • farba drukarskaink used for printing
Portuguese tinta para impressão
  • tinta para impressãoink used for printing
Spanish negro de imprenta, tinta de imprenta
  • negro de imprentaink used for printing
  • tinta de imprentaink used for printing
Swedish trycksvärta
  • trycksvärtaink used for printing
Cite this entry
APA

printing ink. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/printing%20ink

MLA

“printing ink.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/printing%20ink. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “printing ink,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/printing%20ink.

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