printing ink

printing ink
a type of ink that flows smoothly, dries quickly, and is of a consistency able to hold enough color to make printed matter legible: used to transfer the image on a press plate to the printing surface.
[1670-80]

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  • printing ink — noun (U) a type of ink that dries very quickly and is used in printing books and newspapers etc …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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