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nigre

nigre noun: in soapmaking, the lower layer of liquid produced by pitching, which contains most of the impurities.

Noun

nigre (plural nigres)

  1. In soapmaking, the lower layer of liquid produced by pitching, which contains most of the impurities.
    • The conveyance of soap to the crutchers from the kettle may be by pump or by gravity. In the latter case, which is simpler and involves less trouble, the top level of the crutchers should be below that of the nigre.1906, Leebert Lloyd Lamborn, Modern Soaps, Candles and Glycerin: A Practical Manual of Modern Methods of Utilization of Fats and Oils in the Manufacture of Soap and Candles, and of the Recovery of...

Forms of nigre

pluralnigres

Questions about nigre

What does nigre mean?
Nigre means in soapmaking, the lower layer of liquid produced by pitching, which contains most of the impurities.
What part of speech is nigre?
Nigre is a noun.
What is the plural of nigre?
The plural of nigre is nigres.

Words near nigre in the dictionary

  1. nigra
  2. nigral
  3. nigranilin
  4. nigraniline
  5. nigras
  6. nigre
  7. nigredo
  8. nigres
  9. nigrescence
  10. nigrescences
  11. nigrescent

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