- tinc·ture
- /ˈtıŋkʧɚ/ noun, pl -tures [count]technical : a medicine that is made of a drug mixed with alcohol
a tincture of iodine
medicinal tinctures
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tinc|ture — «TIHNGK chuhr», noun, verb, tured, tur|ing. –n. 1. a solution of medicine in alcohol or in a mixture that is chiefly of alcohol: »tincture of iodine. 2. Figurative. a trace; tinge; flavor: »His stern face showed for a moment a slight tincture of… … Useful english dictionary
tinc — dis·tinc·tio; dis·tinc·tion; dis·tinc·tion·less; dis·tinc·tive·ly; dis·tinc·tive·ness; ex·tinc·teur; ex·tinc·tion; ex·tinc·tive; in·tinc·tion; tinc·tion; tinc·to·ri·al; dis·tinc·tive; tinc·ture; tinc·to·ri·al·ly; … English syllables
ture — ab·bre·vi·a·ture; acu·punc·ture; ad·ju·di·ca·ture; ad·mix·ture; ad·ven·ture·some; ad·ven·ture·some·ly; af·fix·ture; ag·ri·cul·ture; al·co·hol·a·ture; an·a·cul·ture; ap·er·ture; api·cul·ture; aq·ua·cul·ture; ar·bo·ri·cul·ture; ar·ca·ture;… … English syllables
tincture — tinc·ture … English syllables
tincture — tinc|ture [ˈtıŋktʃə US ər] n [>C, U + of] [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: tinctura, from tingere; TINGE2] technical a medical substance mixed with alcohol … Dictionary of contemporary English
tincture — tinc|ture [ tıŋktʃər ] noun 1. ) count or uncount OLD FASHIONED a medicine made by mixing a small amount of a drug with alcohol a ) BRITISH HUMOROUS an alcoholic drink 2. ) singular LITERARY a small amount of a particular quality: There wasn t a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tincture — tinc•ture [[t]ˈtɪŋk tʃər[/t]] n. v. tured, tur•ing 1) pha 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; smattering; trace; tinge: a tincture of… … From formal English to slang
tincture — An alcoholic or hydroalcoholic solution prepared from vegetable materials or from chemical substances; most tinctures are prepared by percolation or by maceration. The proportions of drug represented in the different tinctures are not uniform,… … Medical dictionary
Distincture — Dis*tinc ture, n. Distinctness. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ethereal tincture — Tincture Tinc ture, n. [L. tinctura a dyeing, from tingere, tinctum, to tinge, dye: cf. OE. tainture, teinture, F. teinture, L. tinctura. See {Tinge}.] 1. A tinge or shade of color; a tint; as, a tincture of red. [1913 Webster] 2. (Her.) One of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
