tinctorial

[tingk-tawr-ee-uh l, -tohr-]

adjective

pertaining to coloring or dyeing.

Origin of tinctorial

1645–55; < Latin tīnctōri(us) of or related to dipping, dyeing (see tinct, -tory¹) + -al¹

Related formstinc·to·ri·al·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for tinctorial

Historical Examples of tinctorial

One pound of dry alizarin has the tinctorial power of 90 pounds of madder.
Coal
Raphael Meldola
Bichromate of potash is a most powerful oxidizing agent, and produces very complex and interesting changes in tinctorial bodies.
The Practical Ostrich Feather Dyer
Alexander Paul
A solution of bichloride of mercury disguised by the addition of a little flavouring and tinctorial matter.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II
Arnold Cooley
The coloured pommades derive their respective tints from tinctorial matter added to the melted fat before perfuming it.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II
Arnold Cooley
Cochineal and lac-dye have now nearly superseded the use of kermes as a tinctorial substance, in England.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines
Andrew Ure

British Dictionary definitions for tinctorial

tinctorial

adjective

of or relating to colouring, staining, or dyeing
imbuing with colour

Derived Formstinctorially, adverb

Word Origin for tinctorial

C17: from Latin tinctōrius, from tingere to tinge

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tinctorial in Medicine

tinctorial

[tĭngk-tôr′ē-əl]

adj.

Relating to coloring or staining.