"invisible ink" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: invisible inks [plural]
Etymology: invisible + ink Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} invisible ink (countable and uncountable, plural invisible inks)
  1. An ink, invisible on application or soon thereafter, that can later be rendered visible by some process, such as exposing it to heat. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: sympathetic ink [dated] Translations (invisible ink that can later be rendered visible): encre sympathique [feminine] (French), Geheimtinte [feminine] (German), atrament sympatyczny [masculine] (Polish), cerneală simpatică [feminine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-invisible_ink-en-noun-VaXQNSZM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of 'invisible ink that can later be rendered visible': 82 18
  2. An ink used in pranks that is visible at first but soon disappears. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (ink used in pranks that soon disappears): Scherztinte [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-invisible_ink-en-noun-o55ROtxt Disambiguation of 'ink used in pranks that soon disappears': 24 76

Inflected forms

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