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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Nihil \Ni"hil\, n. [L.] Nothing. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]