Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tinction

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tinc-tion
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stain; a preparation for staining.

Example Sentences

"[…] not color as well as at others, even when fresh covering-glass specimens are made and exactly the same tinctions used."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tinctiō (“a soaking, dipping”).

Word Breakdown

Root: *teng-

Inflected Forms

tinctions (plural)

Questions

What does tinction mean?: A stain; a preparation for staining.
Where does tinction come from?: Borrowed from Latin tinctiō (“a soaking, dipping”).

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