Dictionary.com
definitions
  • synonyms

tinctorial

[tingk-tawr-ee-uh l, -tohr-]
See more synonyms for tinctorial on Thesaurus.com
adjective
  1. pertaining to coloring or dyeing.
Show More

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
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Examples from the Web for tinctorial

Historical Examples

  • 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.

  • A solution of bichloride of mercury disguised by the addition of a little flavouring and tinctorial matter.

  • The coloured pommades derive their respective tints from tinctorial matter added to the melted fat before perfuming it.

  • Cochineal and lac-dye have now nearly superseded the use of kermes as a tinctorial substance, in England.

British Dictionary definitions for tinctorial

tinctorial

adjective
  1. of or relating to colouring, staining, or dyeing
  2. imbuing with colour
Show More
Derived Formstinctorially, adverb

Word Origin

C17: from Latin tinctōrius, from tingere to tinge
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
tinctorial in Medicine

tinctorial

(tĭngk-tôr′ē-əl)
adj.
  1. Relating to coloring or staining.
Show More
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.