tincture
/ˈtɪŋ(k)t͡ʃɚ/ noun C2- A colour or tint, especially if produced by a pigment or something which stains; a tinge.
- A slight addition of a thing to something else; a shade, a touch, a trace.
- A hue or pattern used in the depiction of a coat of arms.
- A medicine consisting of one or more substances dissolved in ethanol or some other solvent. · tincture of iodine; tincture of cannabis; tincture of opium
- A (small) alcoholic drink.
- An immaterial substance or spiritual principle which was thought capable of being instilled into physical things; also, the essence or spirit of something.
- A material essence thought to be capable of extraction from a substance.
- The part of a substance thought to be essential, finer, and/or more volatile, which could be extracted in a solution; also, the process of obtaining this.
Plural tinctures
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