Niveous
//ˈnɪvi.əs// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Snowy; resembling snow.
"So Cinabar becomes red by the acide exhalation of sulphur, which otherwise presents a pure and niveous white."
Example
More examples"So Cinabar becomes red by the acide exhalation of sulphur, which otherwise presents a pure and niveous white."
Etymology
From Latin niveus, from nix (“snow”).
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