Tincal

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tincal \Tin"cal\, n. [Ar., Per. & Hind. tink[=a]r; cf. Malay
     tingkal; all fr. Skr. ?a?ka?a. Cf. {Altincar}.] (Chem.)
     Crude native borax, formerly imported from Thibet. It was
     once the chief source of boric compounds. Cf. {Borax}.
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