nigre
/ˈnʌɪɡə/(also niger) Soap-making
noun
A dark-coloured solution of soap and impurities (colouring material, alkali, etc.) which settles out from the pure soap during the final stage of the manufacturing process.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Andrew Ure (1778–1857), chemist. Apparently from classical Latin nigr-, niger black.
- with (any or a bit of) luck
- with apologies to
- with a vengeance
- with a view to
- with a will
- with bells on
- with both barrels
- with (brass) knobs on
- with child
- withdraw
- withdrawal
- withdrawal symptoms
- withdrawing room
- withdrawn
- withe
- with effect from
- with effort
- with egg on one's face
- wither
- huarache
- Huascarán
- hub
- hub-and-spoke
- hubba hubba
- Hubbard squash