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tincture

/ tincture /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
(pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution
Type of:
medicine medication medicament
Kinds of:
tincture of iodine iodine arnica
Domain:
pharmacology pharmacological medicine materia medica
noun Sense 2
a substances that colors metals
Type of:
coloring material colouring material color
Kinds of:
argent
Derived:
tint tinct bepaint tinge touch
verb Sense 3
stain or tint with a color
"The leaves were tinctured with a bright red"
Type of:
tint tinct bepaint
Derived:
shade tint tone
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 4
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color
"after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"
Type of:
color colour coloring
Kinds of:
undertone tinge
Derived:
tone tint tinct bepaint tinge
noun Sense 5
an indication that something has been present
"there wasn''t a trace of evidence for the claim"
"a tincture of condescension"
Type of:
indication indicant
Kinds of:
footprint
verb Sense 6
fill, as with a certain quality
"The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"
Type of:
fill fill up make full
Derived:
infusion
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
67%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
38
Times Searched
2
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medicine medication medicament tincture of iodine iodine arnica coloring material colouring material color argent tint tinct