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    tincture
    /ˈtɪŋ(k)tʃə/

    noun

    verb

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

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTINCTURE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTINCTURE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › tinctureTincture Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Tincture is a word with a colorful past most often encountered today in reference to a solution consisting of a medicinal substance mixed with alcohol, as in “Carl weathers his cold with a tincture of echinacea.”

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › TinctureTincture - Wikipedia

    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.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › tinctureTINCTURE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    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.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTINCTURE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishtincture noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    a substance dissolved in alcohol for use as a medicine. a tincture of morphine. medicine given in powder or tincture form. Herbal remedies are usually dispensed as tinctures. Use 30ml tincture of myrrh. Word Origin. Definitions on the go.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › tinctureTincture - definition of tincture by The Free Dictionary

    1. (Pharmacology) pharmacol a medicinal extract in a solution of alcohol. 2. (Colours) a tint, colour, or tinge. 3. a slight flavour, aroma, or trace. 4. (Heraldry) any one of the colours or either of the metals used on heraldic arms. 5. (Dyeing) obsolete a dye or pigment.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › tincture_ntincture, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    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.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › tinctureTincture Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    noun. tinctures. A dye. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A light color; tint; tinge. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A quality that colors, pervades, or distinguishes. American Heritage. A slight admixture or infusion of some substance or quality; trace, smattering, etc. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.