Nigrication
/ˌnɪɡrɪˈkeɪʃən/noun
The act or process of becoming black or darkening.
Did you know?Nigrication is a technical term used in alchemy and chemistry for blackening, one of the classic color-stages in transformation texts.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*neigʷ-
“to wash, to blacken, or to darken”
Latin
Latin
niger
“black, dark”
Medieval Latin
Latin
nigricatio
“a blackening or becoming black”
Early Modern English
English
nigrication
“the process of turning black or dark”