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ink

Best crossword clue

"Fluid for printing"

3 letters · collected on this word page

3 lettersPronunciation /ˈɪŋk/Part of speech verb, nounSorted iknStarts with IEnds with K9 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Colored fluid used for writing, printing, or tattooing.

Word origin

From Middle English ynke, from Old French enque, from Latin encaustum (“purple ink used by Roman emperors to sign documents”), from Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστον (énkauston, “burned-in”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + καίω (kaíō, “burn”). In this sense, displaced native Old English blæc (“ink”, literally “black”).

Used in a sentence

  • This form should be filled out in ink.
  • Both halves feature lyrics that are so teen-girly they sound like they were written in pink ink in a padlocked diary with hearts and frowny faces for punctuation.
  • Experimentally, some ink has been shown to be unpalatable to fish (Wood et al. 2010) and observationally, ink can also function as an attractant to predators to give cephalopods a bit more time to escape.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer9 curated clues

01Fluid for printing3 letters
02Fluid for signatures3 letters
03Fluid in a pen3 letters
04Pen fluid3 letters
05Pen's dark fluid3 letters
06Printer cartridge liquid3 letters
07Printer fluid3 letters
08Tattoo, slang3 letters

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