Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tincturing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tinc-tur-ing
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the effect of colouring or staining with a dye or pigment.

noun

gerund of tincture

noun

gerund of tincture

noun

gerund of tincture

verb

present participle and gerund of tincture

Example Sentences

"No definite system was used for testing the tincturing and spreading powers of the pigments, or for testing their permanence."
"At its simplest, tincturing involves chopping or grinding the source material as finely as possible, covering it with ethyl (grain) alcohol, and allowing the mixture to macerate, or steep, for two weeks or more."

Etymology

Etymology tree English tincture Middle English -ynge English -ing English tincturing From tincture (verb) + -ing.

Inflected Forms

more tincturing (comparative) most tincturing (superlative) tincturings (plural)

Questions

What does tincturing mean?: Having the effect of colouring or staining with a dye or pigment.
Where does tincturing come from?: Etymology tree English tincture Middle English -ynge English -ing English tincturing From tincture (verb) + -ing.

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