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Webster 1913 Edition
Anil
An′il
,Noun.
[F.
anil
, Sp. anīl
, or Pg. anil
; all fr. Ar. an-nīl
, for al-nīl
the indigo plant, fr. Skr. nīla
dark blue, nīlī
indigo, indigo plant. Cf. Lilac
.] (Bot.)
A West Indian plant (
Indigofera anil
), one of the original sources of indigo; also, the indigo dye. Webster 1828 Edition
Anil
AN'IL
,Noun.
Definition 2024
anil
anil
English
Noun
anil (plural anils)
- The indigo shrub; or the indigo dye obtained from the plant.
- (organic chemistry) Any imine in which the N-radical is a phenyl (or substituted phenyl) group.
Translations
shrub
imine
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Etymology
From Andalusian Arabic النيل (an-nīl), from Arabic نِيل (nīl), from Persian نیل (nīl, “indigo”), from Middle Persian, ultimately from Sanskrit नीला (nīlā, “dark blue”).
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ˈniɫ/
- Hyphenation: a‧nil
Noun
anil m (uncountable)
- indigo (colour)