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
Word origin
[1670–80]This word is first recorded in the period 1670–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: fund, generic, kink, routine, saber
Examples of 'printing ink' in a sentence
printing ink
Mineral oils in printing ink can get into foods such as cereal, pasta and rice — even through inner plastic bags.
The Sun (2011)
This is because most printing ink is oil-based, and never completely dries on the page.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Starting with colour photography, the company became a producer of specialised printing inks.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Printing inks and paper for your home computer.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
First, the colours afforded by the printing inks are no match for the artist's painted paper.