anil
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle French anil, Portuguese anil.
Noun edit
anil (countable and uncountable, 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.
- (organic chemistry) 1,4-Benzoquinones including chloranil, DDQ, bromanil, & cyanil.
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Irish: anail
Translations edit
shrub
imine
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Anagrams edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic نِيل (nīl) via Andalusian Arabic, from Persian نیل (nil, “indigo”), from Middle Persian, ultimately from Sanskrit नील (nīla, “dark blue”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
anil m (plural anis)
See also edit
branco, alvo, cândido | cinza, gris, cinzento |
preto, negro, atro |
vermelho, encarnado, rubro, salmão; carmim |
laranja, cor de laranja; castanho, marrom |
amarelo, lúteo; creme, ocre |
verde-limão | verde | verde-água; verde-menta |
ciano, turquesa; azul-petróleo |
azul-celeste | azul, índigo, anil |
violeta, lilás |
magenta; roxo, púrpura | rosa, cor-de-rosa, rosa-choque |