tinctorial
/tɪŋ(k)ˈtɔːrɪəl
/adjective technical
Relating to dyeing, colouring, or staining properties.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.
- 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.