sympathetic ink

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Noun

sympathetic ink (countable and uncountable, plural sympathetic inks)

  1. (dated) Invisible ink.
    • 1922, Agatha Christie, The Secret Adversary:
      "I've got it! Sympathetic ink!" "You think so?" "Worth trying anyhow. Heat usually does the trick. Get some sticks. Well make a fire."

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