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India ink

/ˈɪn.di.ə ɪŋk/

India ink noun: a black ink, made from lampblack, used for printing and artwork.

india ink: a black ink, made from lampblack, used for printing and artwork
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Noun

India ink (countable and uncountable, plural India inks)

  1. A black ink, made from lampblack, used for printing and artwork.
    Synonyms:
    China ink

India ink meaning in Tamil, Tagalog and Vietnamese

India ink in Tamil

இந்திய மை

India ink in Tagalog

lampblack ink
langking

India ink in Vietnamese

lampblack ink
mực tàu

Synonyms of India ink

Forms of India ink

pluralIndia inks
alternative formIndian ink

Origin of India ink

From India + ink.

Words formed from India ink

Words that rhyme with India ink

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Questions about India ink

What does India ink mean?
India ink means a black ink, made from lampblack, used for printing and artwork.
What is India ink in Tamil?
India ink in Tamil is இந்திய மை. See India ink meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is India ink?
India ink is a noun.
How do you pronounce India ink?
India ink is pronounced /ˈɪn.di.ə ɪŋk/.
What is the plural of India ink?
The plural of India ink is India inks.

Words near India ink in the dictionary

  1. indextrinoid
  2. indextrous
  3. Indi
  4. india
  5. India ebony
  6. India ink
  7. India inks
  8. India matting
  9. India pale ale
  10. India pale ales
  11. India paper

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Adapted from Wiktionary: India ink (page history and authors); india ink (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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