tincture

Noun
  1. A substance that colors or dyes (synset 115010563)
    is a type of: color, coloring material, colour, colouring material - any material used for its color
    subtypes: argent - a metal tincture used in heraldry to give a silvery appearance
  2. An indication that something has been present (synset 106659391)
    "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension"
    is a type of: indicant, indication - something that serves to indicate or suggest
    subtypes: footprint - a trace suggesting that something was once present or felt or otherwise important
    same as: shadow, trace, vestige
  3. A quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color (synset 104966407)
    "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"
    is a type of: color, coloring, colour, colouring - a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
    subtypes:
    same as: shade, tint, tone
  4. (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution (synset 104446256)
    referred to in: materia medica, pharmacological medicine, pharmacology - the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects
    is a type of: medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
    subtypes:
    • iodine, tincture of iodine - a tincture consisting of a solution of iodine in ethyl alcohol; applied topically to wounds as an antiseptic
    • arnica - used especially in treating bruises
Verb
  1. Fill, as with a certain quality (synset 200499380)
    "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"
    is a type of: fill, fill up, make full - make full, also in a metaphorical sense
    same as: impregnate, infuse, instill
  2. Stain or tinge with a slight amount of a color (synset 200288320)
    "The sky was tinctured red"
    is a type of: tinct, tinge, tint, touch - color lightly

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