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