tincture
11tincture — /tingk cheuhr/, n., v., tinctured, tincturing. n. 1. Pharm. 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… …
12tincture — [[t]tɪ̱ŋktʃə(r)[/t]] tinctures N VAR: oft N of n A tincture is a medicine consisting of alcohol and a small amount of a drug. ...a few drops of tincture of iodine …
13tincture — noun 1) tincture of iodine Syn: solution, suspension, infusion, elixir 2) a tincture of bitterness See tinge 2. 2) …
14tincture — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin tinctura act of dyeing, from tinctus, past participle of tingere to tinge Date: 14th century 1. a. archaic a substance that colors, dyes, or stains b. color, tint 2. a. a characteris …
15tincture — 1. noun /ˈtɪŋk.tʃə/ a) A pigment or other substance that colours or dyes. for the earlier thinkers had no tincture of dialectic b) A tint, or an added colour. 2. verb /ˈtɪŋk.tʃə/ …
16tincture — 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… …
17tincture — n British 1. an alcoholic drink. An adult male mid dle class term, popularised by the fic tional Denis Thatcher in the satirical Dear Bill letters in Private Eye magazine in the 1980s. 2. a tincture of cannabis; hashish in liq uid form as legally …
18tincture — 1. a partial descent from other than white ancestry Literally, a pigment, and used offensively of those whose dark skin pigmentation indicates a non white ancestor: She had a tincture herself or she would not have mentioned their race.… …
19tincture — 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… …
20tincture — /ˈtɪŋktʃə / (say tingkchuh) noun 1. Pharmaceutical a solution of a medicinal substance in alcohol (or sometimes in a mixture of alcohol and ammonia or ether), prepared by maceration or percolation. 2. a slight infusion, as of some element or… …
