tincture
Pharmacology. a solution of alcohol or of alcohol and water, containing animal, vegetable, or chemical drugs.
a slight infusion, as of some element or quality: A tincture of education had softened his rude manners.
a trace; a smack or smattering; tinge: a tincture of irony.
Heraldry. any of the colors, metals, or furs used for the fields, charges, etc., of an escutcheon or achievement of arms.
a dye or pigment.
to impart a tint or color to; tinge.
to imbue or infuse with something.
Origin of tincture
1Other words from tincture
- pre·tinc·ture, noun
- un·tinc·tured, adjective
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How to use tincture in a sentence
It won’t replace my gummies or tinctures just yet, but Dad Grass has solidified a place in my CBD routine.
Dad Grass’s Pre-Rolls are the Best Way to Enjoy CBD | Jillian Lucas | July 9, 2021 | The Daily BeastFor some, this is the perfect thing to help offset any illegal habits, or just have a better, more natural experience with CBD than with tinctures, supplements, gummies, or drinks.
Dad Grass’s Pre-Rolls are the Best Way to Enjoy CBD | Jillian Lucas | July 9, 2021 | The Daily BeastIt’s now easy to find Cordyceps coffee, butter, powder for adding to your smoothies, and as an ingredient in tinctures and extracts.
Today the plant is mainly used as an infusion or tincture to treat mild cases of depression in the short-term.
Four plants that are scientifically proven to be therapeutic | Sandra Gutierrez G. | January 25, 2021 | Popular-ScienceI knew that none of them would ever take something more than once a day and that it needed to be a product experience that was way more appealing than a capsule or bitter-tasting tincture.
The founder of wellness startup Mab & Stoke on the growth of ‘pay what you can’ options during the pandemic | Rachel King | September 20, 2020 | Fortune
What drew you to the study of philosophy, and how does that subject tincture your fiction?
These days, PCP comes dissolved in an oily yellow tincture called “wet.”
It should not exceed the ounce of tincture: about two drachms may be added after using it for paper.
tincture of guaiac, diluted to a light sherry-wine color (keep in a dark-glass bottle).
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddTo-night she lingered over a book, reading and musing, with a tincture of gloom in her thought-pictures.
Alone | Marion HarlandGoss and Hale used the tincture of the fresh leaves and so the homœopaths have always used it.
The Treatment of Hay Fever | George Frederick LaidlawSuffused with the Slavonic spirit and its tincture of Orientalism, the importation assumed a character of its own.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician | Frederick Niecks
British Dictionary definitions for tincture
/ (ˈtɪŋktʃə) /
pharmacol a medicinal extract in a solution of alcohol
a tint, colour, or tinge
a slight flavour, aroma, or trace
any one of the colours or either of the metals used on heraldic arms
obsolete a dye or pigment
(tr) to give a tint or colour to
Origin of tincture
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