anil

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Scrabble points
4
Words With Friends
6
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/əˈnɪl/
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/əˈnɪl/ · /əˈniːl/

Definition of anil

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The indigo shrub; or the indigo dye obtained from the plant.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The indigo shrub; or the indigo dye obtained from the plant.
  2. (countable, uncountable)Any imine in which the N-radical is a phenyl (or substituted phenyl) group.
  3. (countable, uncountable)1,4-Benzoquinones including chloranil, DDQ, bromanil, & cyanil.

name

  1. A male given name from the Indo-Aryan languages [in turn from Sanskrit] or from the Dravidian languages [in turn from Sanskrit]; variant form Aneel.
  2. A male given name from Turkish.

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Etymology

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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