anil
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle French anil, Portuguese anil.
NounEdit
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 termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- → Irish: anail
TranslationsEdit
shrub
imine
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AnagramsEdit
PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Arabic نِيل (nīl) via Andalusian Arabic, from Persian نیل (nil, “indigo”), from Middle Persian, ultimately from Sanskrit नील (nīla, “dark blue”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
anil m (plural anis)
See alsoEdit
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 | |
ciano, turquesa; azul-petróleo |
azul-celeste | azul, índigo, anil |
violeta, lilás |
magenta; roxo, púrpura | rosa, cor-de-rosa, rosa-choque |