Tinto ['tintәu]
[西]染色葡萄
Tinto \Tin"to\, n. [Pg., tinged, fr. L. tinctus, p. p. of
tingere to tinge. See {Tint}, n.]
A red Madeira wine, wanting the high aroma of the white
sorts, and, when old, resembling tawny port.
- If confirmed, the pact is expected to end months of hostilities between Explosivos Rio Tinto and the KIO, which through Cros is the chemicals company's biggest shareholder with a 24.9% stake.
- The merger is being affected under the auspices of the Kuwait Investment Office, which through its controlling stake in another Spanish company, Torras Hostench S.A., is the largest shareholder in both Explosivos Rio Tinto and Cros.
- Rio Tinto Zinc reported that its profit attributable to shareholders eased to 245 million pounds in 1986 from 257 million pounds a year earlier.
- Noting that educational attainment fell more sharply in the study for blacks, Hispanics and poor students, Mr. Tinto said, "We're running the risk of having a more bipolar, stratified society than we have now."
- Rio Tinto is a United Kingdom-based metals concern.