tincal

[ting-kahl, -kawl]

noun

a former name for crude native borax.

Origin of tincal

First recorded in 1625–35, tincal is from the Malay word tingkal

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Historical Examples of tincal

These minerals are all in crystals, the sulphate of soda and tincal forming a solid mass, almost like stone in its hardness.
Practical Taxidermy
Montagu Browne
For 400 pounds of the tincal there must now be added one pound of quicklime diffused through two quarts of water.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines
Andrew Ure
The following process for refining the native Indian borax or tincal, has been published by MM.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines
Andrew Ure

British Dictionary definitions for tincal

tincal

noun

another name for borax (def. 1)

Word Origin for tincal

C17: from Malay tingkal, from Sanskrit tankana

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