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noun
A process of putrefaction or decomposition, one of the four major stages of the alchemical magnum opus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: alchemy, pseudoscience
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Synonyms: melanosis
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A term in Jungian psychology referring to mental negativity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
History
From Latin nigrēdō (“blackness”).
