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   tincture

   /ˈtɪŋ(k)tʃə/

   noun

   • 1. a medicine made by dissolving a drug in alcohol: "the remedies can be administered in form of tinctures" Similar solutionsuspensioninfusionpotionelixirextractessencequintessenceconcentrate
   • ▪ an alcoholic drink: informal British "he's a rough diamond, especially after a tincture or two"
   • 2. a slight trace of something: "she could not keep a tincture of bitterness out of her voice" Similar tracenotetingetouchdashsuggestionhintbitscintillaimpressionairsavourflavourelementstrandstreakveinovertonesuspicionsoupçonwhisperwhiff
   • 3. any of the conventional colours (including the metals and stains, and often the furs) used in coats of arms.

   verb

   • 1. be tinged or imbued with a slight amount of: "Arthur's affability was tinctured with faint sarcasm"

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting a dye or pigment): from Latin tinctura ‘dyeing’, from tingere ‘to dye or colour’. tincture (sense 2 of the noun) (early 17th century) comes from the obsolete sense ‘imparted quality’, likened to a tint imparted by a dye.

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   1. : a solution of a medicinal substance in an alcoholic solvent. 2. a. : a characteristic quality : cast. b. : a slight admixture : trace. a tincture of doubt. 3. a. : color, tint. b. archaic : a substance that colors, dyes, or stains. 4. : a heraldic metal, color, or fur. 5. obsolete : an active principle or extract. tincture. 2 of 2.

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   A tincture is typically an extract of plant or animal material dissolved in ethanol (ethyl alcohol). Solvent concentrations of 25–60% are common, but may run as high as 90%. [1] In chemistry, a tincture is a solution that has ethanol as its solvent.

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   TINCTURE definition: 1. a medicine that consists of a mixture of alcohol and a small amount of a drug: 2. a medicine…. Learn more.

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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.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › tinctureTINCTURE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   TINCTURE meaning: 1. a medicine that consists of a mixture of alcohol and a small amount of a drug: 2. a medicine…. Learn more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › tinctureTINCTURE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   noun. 1. pharmacology. a medicinal extract in a solution of alcohol. 2. a tint, colour, or tinge. 3. a slight flavour, aroma, or trace. 4. any one of the colours or either of the metals used on heraldic arms. 5. obsolete. a dye or pigment. verb. 6. (transitive) to give a tint or colour to. Collins English Dictionary.

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   A solution, usually in a menstruum of alcohol, of some principle used in medicine, chiefly vegetable, as tincture of opium (laudanum), but sometimes animal, as tincture of cantharides, or mineral, as tincture of ferric chloride.