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invisible ink en · NOUN

Etymology

From invisible + ink.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) An ink, invisible on application or soon thereafter, that can later be rendered visible by some process, such as exposing it to heat.
  2. (countable, uncountable) An ink used in pranks that is visible at first but soon disappears.

Forms

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Synonyms

secret ink · sympathetic ink

Translations (6)

de Scherztinte (ink used in pranks that soon disappears) · fr encre sympathique (invisible ink that can later be rendered visible) · pl atrament sympatyczny (ink used in pranks that soon disappears) · ro cerneală simpatică (invisible ink that can later be rendered visible) · pl atrament sympatyczny (invisible ink that can later be rendered visible) · de Geheimtinte (invisible ink that can later be rendered visible)