| 单词 | tincture |
| 释义 | tincture (once / 2384 pages) 1nv 2n A tincture is a trace or indication that reveals the presence of something. In pharmacology, a tincture is type of medicine extracted from a plant in an alcohol solution. There are many meanings to the word tincture, but most of them involve something that leaves a trace or residue. A barrel-aged drink could have a tincture of oak. After a breakup, seeing an old flame could leave a tincture of sadness. When making drugs, a tincture is created by soaking a plant in an alcohol solution: traces of the plant are absorbed into the alcohol, creating medicine. The root is the Latin word tinctura, "act of dying or tingeing." WORD FAMILYtincture: tinctured, tinctures, tincturing+/tinge: tincture, tinged, tinges, tinging USAGE EXAMPLESHamilton was no apologist for Jefferson, whose politics were “tinctured with fanaticism,” and who was “a contemptible hypocrite.” Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) There are two main problems in Russia’s surrogate alcohol market: first is the widespread consumption of items marked as perfumes or bath tinctures. The Guardian(Dec 21, 2016) “Tincture,” the most complicated of the five, has side wings folded out and away from the wall. Los Angeles Times(Nov 10, 2016) 1 1n a substances that colors metals Hypo|Hyper argent a metal tincture used in heraldry to give a silvery appearance color, coloring material, colour, colouring material any material used for its color 2n an indication that something has been present a tincture of condescension Syn|Hypo|Hyper shadow, trace, vestige footprint a trace suggesting that something was once present or felt or otherwise important indicant, indication something that serves to indicate or suggest 3n a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color Syn|Hypo|Hyper shade, tint, tone mellowness a soft shade of a color richnessa strong deep vividness of hue tinge, undertonea pale or subdued color color, coloring, colour, colouring a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect 4v stain or tint with a color The leaves were tinctured with a bright red Hyper tinct, tinge, tint, touch color lightly 5v fill, as with a certain quality 2The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide Syn|Hyper impregnate, infuse, instill fill, fill up, make full make full, also in a metaphorical sense n (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution Hypo|Hyper iodine, tincture of iodine a tincture consisting of a solution of iodine in ethyl alcohol; applied topically to wounds as an antiseptic arnicaused especially in treating bruises medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease |
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