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Definition of Tincture
1. Verb. Fill, as with a certain quality. "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"
Generic synonyms: Fill, Fill Up, Make Full
Derivative terms: Infusion
2. Noun. A substances that colors metals.
Specialized synonyms: Argent
Derivative terms: Tinge
3. Verb. Stain or tint with a color. "The leaves were tinctured with a bright red"
4. Noun. An indication that something has been present. "A tincture of condescension"
Specialized synonyms: Footprint
Generic synonyms: Indicant, Indication
5. Noun. A quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color. "After several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"
Generic synonyms: Color, Coloring, Colour, Colouring
Specialized synonyms: Mellowness, Richness, Tinge, Undertone
Derivative terms: Tint, Tone, Tone
6. Noun. (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution.
Specialized synonyms: Iodine, Tincture Of Iodine, Arnica
Category relationships: Materia Medica, Pharmacological Medicine, Pharmacology
Definition of Tincture
1. n. A tinge or shade of color; a tint; as, a tincture of red.
2. v. t. To communicate a slight foreign color to; to tinge; to impregnate with some extraneous matter.
Definition of Tincture
1. Noun. A pigment or other substance that colours or dyes. ¹
2. Noun. A tint, or an added colour. ¹
3. Noun. (heraldry) A colour or metal used in the depiction of a coat of arms. ¹
4. Noun. An alcoholic extract of plant material, used as a medicine. ¹
5. Noun. (humorous) A small alcoholic drink. ¹
6. Noun. An essential characteristic. ¹
7. Verb. to stain or impregnate (something) with colour ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tincture
1. to tinge [v -TURED, -TURING, -TURES] - See also: tinge
Medical Definition of Tincture
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1. A tinge or shade of colour; a tint; as, a tincture of red.
2. One of the metals, colours, or furs used in armory.
There are two metals: gold, called or, and represented in engraving by a white surface covered with small dots; and silver, called argent, and represented by a plain white surface. The colours and their representations are as follows: red, called gules, or a shading of vertical lines; blue, called azure, or horizontal lines; black, called sable, or horizontal and vertical lines crossing; green, called vert, or diagonal lines from dexter chief corner; purple, called purpure, or diagonal lines from sinister chief corner. The furs are ermine, ermines, erminois, pean, vair, counter vair, potent, and counter potent.
3. The finer and more volatile parts of a substance, separated by a solvent; an extract of a part of the substance of a body communicated to the solvent.
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