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nigredo

nigredo noun: a process of putrefaction or decomposition, one of the four major stages of the alchemical magnum opus.

Noun

nigredo (uncountable)

  1. A process of putrefaction or decomposition, one of the four major stages of the alchemical magnum opus.
    Synonyms:
    melanosis
  2. A term in Jungian psychology referring to mental negativity.

Synonyms of nigredo

Origin of nigredo

From Latin nigrēdō (“blackness”).

Questions about nigredo

What does nigredo mean?
Nigredo means a process of putrefaction or decomposition, one of the four major stages of the alchemical magnum opus.
What part of speech is nigredo?
Nigredo is a noun.

Words near nigredo in the dictionary

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

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