Tincture
noun
1.
Pharmacology. a solution of alcohol or of alcohol and water, containing animal, vegetable, or chemical drugs.
2.
a slight infusion, as of some element or quality:
A tincture of education had softened his rude manners.
3.
a trace; a smack or smattering; tinge:
a tincture of irony.
4.
Heraldry. any of the colors, metals, or furs used for the fields, charges, etc., of an escutcheon or achievement of arms.
5.
a dye or pigment.
verb (used with object), tinctured, tincturing.
6.
to impart a tint or color to; tinge.
7.
to imbue or infuse with something.
noun
1.
(pharmacol) 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
tincture tinc·ture (tĭngk’chər)
n.
A coloring or dyeing substance.
Abbr. tinct, tr An alcohol solution of a nonvolatile medicine.
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