tincal

== English == === Alternative forms === altincar (obsolete) tangar, tankal, tincall, tincar, tinkal (obsolete) === Etymology === From Arabic تِنْكَار (tinkār), from Persian تنکار (tankâr), from Sanskrit टांकण (ṭāṃkaṇa). Compare altincar and tincar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɪŋkl̩/ Rhymes: -ɪŋkəl Homophone: tinkle === Noun === tincal (uncountable) (chemistry, dated) crude native borax, formerly imported from Tibet, and once the chief source of boric compounds ==== See also ==== borax === Further reading === David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Tincal”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database. “tincal”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026. “tincal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === cantil, Catlin, CanLit, lactin, catlin, Anctil == French == === Noun === tincal m (plural tincaux) tincal === Further reading === “tincal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012