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nigr(o)-

Also nigri‑

Black.

Latin niger, nigr‑, black.

Word in this ending are comparatively rare. The nigrosines are a class of dyes used to make printing inks and to dye shoe polish, wood and textiles; something nigrescent is blackish; nigritude is blackness.

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