Crossword clues for tincal
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tincal
Tincal \Tin"cal\, n. [Ar., Per. & Hind. tink[=a]r; cf. Malay tingkal; all fr. Skr. ?a?ka?a. Cf. Altincar.] (Chem.) Crude native borax, formerly imported from Thibet. It was once the chief source of boric compounds. Cf. Borax.
Wiktionary
tincal
n. (context chemistry dated English) crude native borax, formerly imported from Tibet, and once the chief source of boric compounds
Usage examples of "tincal".
He explained that according to their up-time books, Tuscany had become a great producer of boric acid, and that it could be used to make tincal available to Europe at a much lower price than had been the case, breaking the Venetian monopoly.