"invisible ink" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: invisible inks [plural]
Etymology: invisible + ink Etymology templates: {{m|en|invisible}} invisible, {{m|en|ink}} 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 Disambiguation of 'invisible ink that can later be rendered visible': 74 26
  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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of 'ink used in pranks that soon disappears': 23 77

Inflected forms

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