Tincture

v. paint, color; infuse with

n. chemical solution; solution of a medicative substance in an alcoholic solvent; jot, bit, tinge, slight trace; heraldic color; (Slang) alcoholic beverage

This article is about alcoholic liquids. For the colors used in a coat of arms, see tincture (heraldry). In medicine, a tincture is an alcoholic extract (e.g. of a herb) or solution of a non-volatile substance (e.g. of iodine, mercurochrome). Solutions of volatile substances were called spirits, although that name was also given to several other materials obtained by distillation, even when they did not include alcohol. Some examples that were formerly common in medicine include:Tincture of BenzoinTincture of cantharidesTincture of ferric citrochloride (a chelate of citric acid and Iron(III) chloride)Tincture of green soap (which also contains lavender)Tincture of guaiacTincture of iodineTincture of opium (laudanum)Camphorated opium tincture (paregoric)An herbal extractThe multiple plant extract Iberogast
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Noun
1. a substances that colors metals
(hypernym) coloring material, colouring material, color, colour
(hyponym) argent
2. an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension"
(synonym) trace, vestige, shadow
(hypernym) indication, indicant
(hyponym) footprint
3. 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"
(synonym) shade, tint, tone
(hypernym) color, colour, coloring, colouring
(hyponym) undertone, tinge
4. (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution
(hypernym) medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug
(hyponym) tincture of iodine, iodine
(classification) pharmacology, pharmacological medicine, materia medica
Verb
1. fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"
(synonym) impregnate, infuse, instill
(hypernym) fill, fill up, make full
2. stain or tint with a color; "The leaves were tinctured with a bright red"
(hypernym) tint, tinct, bepaint, tinge, touch

(v. t.)
To imbue the mind of; to communicate a portion of anything foreign to; to tinge.
  

(v. t.)
To communicate a slight foreign color to; to tinge; to impregnate with some extraneous matter.
  

(n.)
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.
  

(n.)
One of the metals, colors, or furs used in armory.
  

(n.)
A tinge or shade of color; a tint; as, a tincture of red.
  

(n.)
A solution (commonly colored) of medicinal substance in alcohol, usually more or less diluted; spirit containing medicinal substances in solution.
  

(n.)
A slight taste superadded to any substance; as, a tincture of orange peel.
  

(n.)
A slight quality added to anything; a tinge; as, a tincture of French manners.
  

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