Definition of tinctorial in English:
tinctorial
adjective tɪŋ(k)ˈtɔːrɪəlˌtɪŋ(k)ˈtɔriəl
technical Relating to dyeing, colouring, or staining properties.
Example sentencesExamples
- The deposits had tinctorial properties of collagen using Masson trichrome stain and the van Gieson method for collagen, although the deposits were mostly dissolved using the Masson trichrome procedure.
- The typical fibrillar morphology is, next to the -cross x-ray diffraction patterns and characteristic tinctorial properties, one of the most prominent physicochemical hallmarks of amyloids.
- In N. America, turmeric is used more as a simple food colourant, and Alleppey turmeric from Kerala, which is a mixture of cultivars with a particularly high tinctorial power, is preferred.
- With this approach, only particles visible by virtue of their tinctorial characteristics were counted.
Origin
Mid 17th century: from Latin tinctorius (from tinctor 'dyer', from tingere 'to dye or colour') + -al.
Definition of tinctorial in US English:
tinctorial
adjectiveˌtɪŋ(k)ˈtɔriəlˌtiNG(k)ˈtôrēəl
technical Relating to dyeing, coloring, or staining properties.
Example sentencesExamples
- The deposits had tinctorial properties of collagen using Masson trichrome stain and the van Gieson method for collagen, although the deposits were mostly dissolved using the Masson trichrome procedure.
- In N. America, turmeric is used more as a simple food colourant, and Alleppey turmeric from Kerala, which is a mixture of cultivars with a particularly high tinctorial power, is preferred.
- With this approach, only particles visible by virtue of their tinctorial characteristics were counted.
- The typical fibrillar morphology is, next to the -cross x-ray diffraction patterns and characteristic tinctorial properties, one of the most prominent physicochemical hallmarks of amyloids.
Origin
Mid 17th century: from Latin tinctorius (from tinctor ‘dyer’, from tingere ‘to dye or color’) + -al.