tincal

[ ting-kahl, -kawl ]

/ ˈtɪŋ kɑl, -kɔl /

a former name for crude native borax.

Origin of tincal

First recorded in 1625–35, tincal is from the Malay word tingkal

tin-white, tina, tinactin, tinamou, tinbergen, tincal, tinct, tinct., tinctorial, tincture, tindal

The following process for refining the native Indian borax or tincal, has been published by MM.

A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines |Andrew Ure
For 400 pounds of the tincal there must now be added one pound of quicklime diffused through two quarts of water.

A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines |Andrew Ure
These minerals are all in crystals, the sulphate of soda and tincal forming a solid mass, almost like stone in its hardness.

Practical Taxidermy |Montagu Browne

tincal

/ (ˈtɪŋkəl) /

another name for borax (def. 1)

C17: from Malay tingkal, from Sanskrit tankana