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nigrosine

nigrosine noun: a dark blue synthetic dyestuff of the induline group.

Noun

nigrosine (countable and uncountable, plural nigrosines)

  1. A dark blue synthetic dyestuff of the induline group.
    • The most successful form of shark repellent, according to US Naval Research Laboratory tests, was a combination of copper acetate and a dark nigrosine dye, and cakes of this mixture were apparently now attached to the Mae Wests of all the US Armed Forces.1954, Ian Fleming, “Beau Desert”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 192

Synonyms of nigrosine

Forms of nigrosine

pluralnigrosines

Origin of nigrosine

Latin niger (“black”), + -ine.

Questions about nigrosine

What does nigrosine mean?
Nigrosine means a dark blue synthetic dyestuff of the induline group.
What part of speech is nigrosine?
Nigrosine is a noun.
What is the plural of nigrosine?
The plural of nigrosine is nigrosines.

Words near nigrosine in the dictionary

  1. nigrometers
  2. nigropallidal
  3. nigros
  4. nigroside
  5. nigrosin
  6. nigrosine
  7. nigrosines
  8. nigrosins
  9. nigrosomal
  10. nigrosome
  11. nigrosomes

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