nigrification

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: nig=ri=fi=ca=tion

CIDE DICTIONARY

nigrification, n. [L. nigrificare to blacken; niger black + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See -fy.].

 The act or process of making black.  Johnson.  [1913 Webster]

ROGET THESAURUS

nigrification

Blackness

N blackness darkness, (want of light), swartliness, lividity, dark color, tone, color, chiaroscuro, nigrification, infuscation, jet, ink, ebony, coal pitch, soot, charcoal, sloe, smut, raven, crow, negro, blackamoor, man of color, nigger, darkie, Ethiop, black, buck, nigger, coon, sambo, lampblack, ivory black, blueblack, writing ink, printing ink, printer's ink, Indian ink, India ink, in mourning.