Tincture — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a substances that colors metals

an indication that something has been present

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɪŋktʃɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɪŋktʃə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɪŋktʃə/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈɪŋktʃɚ/.

Examples

there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim
a tincture of condescension
after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

infuse impregnate shadow tint vestige trace shade instill tone

Parts of Speech

noun	a substances that colors metals
noun	an indication that something has been present “there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim”
noun	a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color “after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted”
noun	(pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution
verb	fill, as with a certain quality “The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide”
verb	stain or tint with a color “The leaves were tinctured with a bright red”

Word Forms

tincture	verb	stain or tint with a color
tinge	verb	color lightly
tint	verb	color lightly
tone	verb	change to a color image
infusion	noun	the act of infusing or introducing a certain modifying element or quality
tincture	noun	a substances that colors metals

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Tinktur

ein Stoff, der Metalle färbt

🇫🇷French

teinture

une substance qui colore les métaux

🇪🇸Spanish

tintura

Una sustancia que colorea los metales.

🇮🇹Italian

tintura

una sostanza che colora i metalli

🇳🇱Dutch

tinctuur

een stof die metalen kleurt

🇵🇹Portuguese

tintura

uma substância que colore os metais

🇷🇺Russian

настойка

вещество, окрашивающее металлы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मिलावट

वह पदार्थ जो धातुओं को रंग देता है

🇧🇩Bengali

টিংচার

একটি পদার্থ যা ধাতুকে রঙ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

டிஞ்சர்

உலோகங்களை வண்ணமயமாக்கும் பொருட்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

టింక్చర్

లోహాలకు రంగులు వేసే పదార్థాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

मद्याकरिता काही पदार्थ विरघळवून तयार केलेले औषध

धातूंना रंग देणारे पदार्थ

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટિંકચર

એક પદાર્થ જે ધાતુઓને રંગ આપે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟಿಂಚರ್

ಲೋಹಗಳನ್ನು ಬಣ್ಣ ಮಾಡುವ ವಸ್ತುಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കഷായങ്ങൾ

ലോഹങ്ങൾക്ക് നിറം നൽകുന്ന ഒരു പദാർത്ഥം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੰਗੋ

ਇੱਕ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਜੋ ਧਾਤਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਰੰਗਦਾ ਹੈ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

酊剂

一种使金属着色的物质

🇯🇵Japanese

チンキ剤

金属を着色する物質

🇰🇷Korean

팅크

금속을 착색시키는 물질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cồn thuốc

chất làm màu kim loại

🇹🇭Thai

ทิงเจอร์

สารที่ทำให้สีโลหะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

rasa

zat yang memberi warna pada logam

🇵🇭Filipino

makulayan

isang sangkap na nagpapakulay ng mga metal

🇲🇾Malay

berwarna

bahan yang mewarnakan logam

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صبغة

وهي المواد التي تلون المعادن

🇮🇷Persian

تنتور

ماده ای که فلزات را رنگ می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

tentür

metallere renk veren madde

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִצְבּוֹעַ

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