printing ink
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- noun
- /ˈprɪntɪŋ ɪŋk/
- Specialized
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tinta de impresión
- The artist used a high-quality printing ink to ensure the colors were vibrant on the canvas.
Examples
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Otherwise you will have printing ink all around the printing press table or your final print.
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Recycling newspaper, instead of burning it, could reduce lead pollution, as lead is present in the printing ink used for printing newspapers.
Academic text (1994) -
Now it is used for varnishes, paints, printing inks, asphalt mixes, oil drilling, and metal casting.
Blog text (19) -
To achieve sharp details in his work, he chose a fast-drying printing ink for his printing press.
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Many magazines rely on eco-friendly printing ink to minimize their carbon footprint during production.
Synonyms
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A colored liquid used for writing, printing, or drawing
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3.6
Thick liquid that dries quickly and is used in printing presses
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a kind of ink used in the process of printing' is directly and compositionally derived from 'printing' (the process) + 'ink' (pigmented liquid). This noun–noun compound follows a common modifier + head pattern and is cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Printing ink comes from the simple picture of ink made for printing presses: printing is the work or machines that put words or pictures on paper, and ink is the colored liquid used to make the marks. Because this ink was made to dry fast and not 'smudge', printing ink now means the special ink used for newspapers, books, or art prints.