tincture

[ tingk-cher ]

/ ˈtɪŋk tʃər /

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noun

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.

verb (used with object), tinc·tured, tinc·tur·ing.

to impart a tint or color to; tinge.

to imbue or infuse with something.

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Origin of tincture

1350–1400; Middle English: dye < Latin tīnctūra dyeing. See tinct, -ure

OTHER WORDS FROM tincture

pre·tinc·ture, nounun·tinc·tured, adjective

Words nearby tincture

tinbergen, tincal, tinct, tinct., tinctorial, tincture, tindal, tinder, tinderbox, tindery, tine

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Example sentences from the Web for tincture

The abdomen may also be well fomented, and a dose of Tincture of Rhubarb taken occasionally.
The Matron's Manual of Midwifery, and the Diseases of Women During Pregnancy and in Childbed|Frederick Hollick
The fruit, slit into halves, is placed in hempen or horsehair bags, and submitted to slight pressure in a tincture press.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
In such cases, equal parts of tincture of iodin and glycerin are employed.
Lameness of the Horse|John Victor Lacroix
Tincture or solution of litmus, or an alkaline solution of indigo.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley

Tincture of cantharides 20 drops twice a day, or repeated small blisters.
Zoonomia, Vol. II|Erasmus Darwin

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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Medical definitions for tincture

tincture

[ tĭngk′chər ]

n.

A coloring or dyeing substance.

An alcohol solution of a nonvolatile medicine.

tincture

noun

verb (used with object), tinc·tured, tinc·tur·ing.

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noun

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