US /ˈtɪŋktʃɚ/ UK /ˈtɪŋktʃə/
noun verb

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a medicinal solution in alcohol, or a slight trace of something

    She added a few drops of the tincture to the warm water.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a medicinal solution in... solutionextracttracetingehintessence
Word family
Forms untinctured
Derived forms tinctured
Related forms tinttainttingestain

Etymology

From Latin tinctura ('a dyeing'), from tingere ('to dye, moisten, tint').

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