tinctorial
Americanadjective
adjective
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of or relating to colouring, staining, or dyeing
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imbuing with colour
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of tinctorial
1645–55; < Latin tīnctōri ( us ) of or related to dipping, dyeing ( see tinct, -tory 1) + -al 1
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Copper is like a man; it has a soul and a body ... the soul is the most subtile part ... that is to say, the tinctorial spirit.
From The Story of Alchemy and the Beginnings of Chemistry by Muir, M. M. Pattison
The large quantity of madder consumed for tinctorial purposes is indicative of the value of this dye-stuff.
From Coal and What We Get from It by Meldola, Raphael
Cochineal owes its tinctorial power to the presence of a substance termed cochinealin or carminic acid, C17H18O10, which may be prepared from the aqueous decoction of cochineal.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various
Like the "coccus cacti," it is covered with a whitish dust, and yields a tinctorial matter soluble in water and alcohol.
From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Salter, Thomas
If some varieties are missing prepare a second stock dish from other colonies on plate 3, and repeat the process until each morphological form or tinctorial variety has been secured in subculture. d.
From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by Eyre, J. W. H. (John William Henry)
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