tincture - Meaning in Gujarati

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tincture - Meaning in Gujarati

tincture Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of tincture in English

tincture noun

1. (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution

   ટિંચર

2. a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color

   Synonyms

   shade, tint, tone

   Example

   • "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"
3. an indication that something has been present

   Synonyms

   shadow, shadow, trace, trace, vestige

   Examples

   • "a tincture of condescension"
   • "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"
4. a substance that colors or dyes

tincture verb

1. stain or tinge with a slight amount of a color

   Example

   • "The sky was tinctured red"
2. fill, as with a certain quality

   Synonyms

   impregnate, infuse, instill

   Example

   • "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"

Synonyms of tincture

• shade, tint, tone
• shadow, trace, vestige
• impregnate, infuse, instill

Description

A tincture is typically an extract of plant or animal material dissolved in ethanol. Solvent concentrations of 25–60% are common, but may run as high as 90%. In chemistry, a tincture is a solution that has ethanol as its solvent. In herbal medicine, alcoholic tinctures are made with various ethanol concentrations, which should be at least 20% alcohol for preservation purposes.

Also see "Tincture" on Wikipedia

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