Look up: tincture


  1. tincture
    [n] - a substances that colors metals 2. [n] - (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution 3. [v] - stain or tint with a color
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  2. Tincture
    An extract, usually herbal, and usually made with a mixture of water and alcohol, although there were official tinctures that also used acetic acid, chloroform and glycerin.
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  3. Tincture
    A diluted alcohol solution of plant parts.
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  4. Tincture
    Tinc'ture noun [ Latin tinctura a dyeing, from tingere , tinctum , to tinge, dye: confer Middle English tainture , teinture , French teinture , Latin tinctura . See Tinge .] 1. A tinge ...
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  5. Tincture
    Tinc'ture transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Tinctured ; present participle & verbal noun Tincturing .] 1. To communicate a slight foreign color to; to tinge; to impregna...
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  6. tincture
    1. A tinge or shade of colour; a tint; as, a tincture of red. ... 2. One of the metals, colours, or furs used in armory. ... There are two metals: gold, called or, and represented in engraving by a white surface covered with small dots; and silver, called argent, and represented by a plain white sur...
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  7. tincture
    noun (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution
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  8. tincture
    noun a substances that colors metals
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  9. tincture
    (tink´chәr) an alcoholic or hydroalcoholic solution prepared from vegetable drugs or chemical substances. compound benzoin tincture a mixture of benzoin and several other ingredients in alcohol, used as a topical skin protectant. iodine tincture a pre...
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  10. Tincture
    • (n.) A slight taste superadded to any substance; as, a tincture of orange peel. • (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, usu...
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  1. tincture
    (from the article `arms, coat of`) The colouring of the shield and the charges it bears developed slowly. When heraldry was confined to display on flags, the tinctures (colours) were ... ...It may be divided by a line—straight, curved, or jagged—and have perhaps silver on one side of the l...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/52

  2. Tincture
    [heraldry] In heraldry, tinctures are the colours used to emblazon a coat of arms. These can be divided into several categories including light tinctures called metals, dark tinctures called colours, nonstandard colours called stains, furs, and "proper". A charge tinctured proper (also somet...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tincture_(heraldry)

  3. Tincture
    A tincture is an alcoholic extract (e.g. of leaves or other plant material) or solution of a non-volatile substance (e.g. of iodine, mercurochrome). To qualify as a tincture, the alcoholic extract is to have an ethanol percentage of at least 40-60% (80-120 proof) (sometimes a 90% (180 proof) pure l...
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  4. Tincture
    In heraldry, tinctures are the colours. In English heraldry the tinctures comprise two metals, five colours and eight furs. They are symbolised or indicated by dots and lines - a system noted for its convenience and said to have been introduced about 1630 by an Italian named Silvestre de Petrasancta...
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  5. tincture
    1. a substances that colors metals
    2. a quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color
    3. (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution

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  6. Tincture
    Tincture is British slang for an alcoholic drink.
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  7. Tincture
    Tincture is British slang for an alcoholic drink.
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  8. Tincture
    Tincture is a tinge or shade of colour. In medicine the term refers to a solution based upon alcohol.
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  9. Tincture
    In medicine and chemistry, a tincture is a solution of a medicinal substance in alcohol.
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  10. tincture
    Type: Term Pronunciation: tingk′chūr Definitions: 1. An alcoholic or hydroalcoholic solution prepared from vegetable materials or from chemical substances; most tinctures are prepared by percolation or by maceration. The proportions of drug represented in the different tinctures are not u...
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=92146

  11. tincture
    1) Color 2) Coloring material 3) Colour 4) Colouring material 5) Dye 6) Pharmacy solution 7) Substance that colors
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/tincture/1

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