tincture
[ tingk-cher ]
/ ˈtɪŋk tʃər /
noun
verb (used with object), tinc·tured, tinc·tur·ing.
to impart a tint or color to; tinge.
to imbue or infuse with something.
Nearby words
Related formspre·tinc·ture, nounun·tinc·tured, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for tincture
tincture
/ (ˈtɪŋktʃə) /
noun
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
verb
(tr) to give a tint or colour to
Word Origin for tincture
C14: from Latin tinctūra a dyeing, from tingere to dye
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Word Origin and History for tincture
tincture
c.1400, from Latin tinctura "act of dyeing or tingeing," from tinctus "dye," past participle of tingere "to tinge, dye, moisten, soak," from PIE root *teng- "to soak" (cf. Old High German dunkon "to soak," Greek tengein "to moisten"). Meaning "solution of medicine in a mixture of alcohol" is first recorded 1640s. The verb is recorded from 1610s.
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Medicine definitions for tincture
tincture
[ tĭngk′chər ]
n.
A coloring or dyeing substance.
An alcohol solution of a nonvolatile medicine.
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