tincture – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
מילים נרדפות: colour,
colouring material,
coloring material,
color,
indication,
indicant,
colouring,
coloring,
medicinal drug,
medication,
medicament,
medicine,
fill,
make full,
fill up,
touch,
tint,
tinct,
tinge
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
Tincture
A
tincture is typically an alcoholic
extract of plant or animal material or
solution of such or of a low
volatility substance (such as
iodine and
mercurochrome). To qualify as an alcoholic tincture, the extract should have an
ethanol percentage of at least 25–60% (50–120
US proof). Sometimes an alcohol concentration as high as 90% (180 US proof) is used in such a tincture. In herbal medicine, alcoholic tinctures are made with various ethanol concentrations, 25 eing the most common.
tincture
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
Tincture
(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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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