tincture
noun/ˈtɪŋktʃə(r)/
/ˈtɪŋktʃər/
[countable, uncountable] (specialist)- a substance dissolved in alcohol for use as a medicine
- a tincture of morphine
- medicine given in powder or tincture form
- Herbal remedies are usually dispensed as tinctures.
- Use 30ml tincture of myrrh.
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting a dye or pigment): from Latin tinctura ‘dyeing’, from tingere ‘to dye or colour’.Definitions on the go
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