Tincal

//ˈtɪŋkl̩// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    crude native borax, formerly imported from Tibet, and once the chief source of boric compounds dated, uncountable

Etymology

From Arabic تِنْكَار (tinkār), from Persian تنکار (tankâr), from Sanskrit टांकण (ṭāṃkaṇa). Compare altincar and tincar.

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