anil.
The indigo shrub; or the indigo dye obtained from the plant.
Meaning & usage
The indigo shrub; or the indigo dye obtained from the plant.
Any imine in which the N-radical is a phenyl (or substituted phenyl) group.
1,4-Benzoquinones including chloranil, DDQ, bromanil, & cyanil.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Middle French anilder. Proto-Indo-European *neyH-der.? Sanskrit नील॑ (nī́la)der. Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫 (nīl)bor. Arabic نِيل (nīl)der. Andalusian Arabicbor. Portuguese anilder. English anil From Middle French anil, Portuguese anil.
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