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Borax once imported from Tibet
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tincal
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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
Word definitions in Wiktionary
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.