gall-nut ink
gall-nut ink noun: acid blue-to-black ink, blue or purple when fresh, but turning intense black from iron oxidation, containing iron ions and tannic acids obtained from crushed gall-nuts and a solution of gum, or glue, and copperas, slowly replaced carbon ink and used from late antiquity to 20th century.
Noun
gall-nut ink (plural gall-nut inks)
- acid blue-to-black ink, blue or purple when fresh, but turning intense black from iron oxidation, containing iron ions and tannic acids obtained from crushed gall-nuts and a solution of gum, or glue, and copperas, slowly replaced carbon ink and used from late antiquity to 20th century
- Synonyms:
- gall nut ink, gallnut ink, iron-gall ink, iron gall ink, oak-gall ink, oak gall ink, standard ink, common ink
Synonyms of gall-nut ink
- gall nut ink
- gallnut ink
- iron-gall ink
- iron gall ink
- oak-gall ink
- oak gall ink
- standard ink
- common ink
Forms of gall-nut ink
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Questions about gall-nut ink
- What does gall-nut ink mean?
- Gall-nut ink means acid blue-to-black ink, blue or purple when fresh, but turning intense black from iron oxidation, containing iron ions and tannic acids obtained from crushed gall-nuts and a solution of gum, or glue, and copperas, slowly replaced carbon ink and used from late antiquity to 20th century.
- What part of speech is gall-nut ink?
- Gall-nut ink is a noun.
- What is the plural of gall-nut ink?
- The plural of gall-nut ink is gall-nut inks.
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