1. (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution
   "The herbalist recommended a tincture of echinacea to boost the immune system"
    
2. A substance that colours or dyes
   "The herbalist added a tincture of iodine to the mixture"
    
3. A quality of a given colour that differs slightly from another colour
   "The painting used subtle tinctures of blue to create depth";
   - shade, tint, tone
    
4. An indication that something has been present
   "a tincture of condescension";
   - trace, vestige, shadow

1. Stain or tinge with a slight amount of a colour
   "The sky was tinctured red"
    
2. Fill, as with a certain quality
   "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide";
   - impregnate, infuse, instill, instil [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: tinctured, tinctures, tincturing

Type of: color [US], coloring [US], coloring material [US], colour [Brit, Cdn], colouring [Brit, Cdn], colouring material [Brit, Cdn], fill, fill up, indicant, indication, med [informal], medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine, tinct [archaic], tinge, tint, touch

Encyclopedia: Tincture