Ni"hil (?), n. [L.]

Nothing.

Nihil album [L., white nothing] Chem., oxide of zinc. See under Zinc. -- Nihil debet [L., he owes nothing] Law, the general issue in certain actions of debt. -- Nihil dicit [L., he says nothing] Law, a declinature by the defendant to plead or answer.

Tomlins.

 

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