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tincture /tinc·ture/ (tingk´chur) an alcoholic or hydroalcoholic solution prepared from vegetable materials or chemical substances.

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iodine tincture  a preparation of iodine and sodium iodide in diluted alcohol, used as a topical antiinfective.

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tinc·ture (tngkchr)

n.

1. A coloring or dyeing substance.

2. Abbr. tinct, tr An alcohol solution of a nonvolatile medicine.

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Tincture

An alcoholic solution of a chemical or drug.

Mentioned in: Ipecac

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tincture (tinct.)

[tingk′chər]

a substance in a solution that is dissolved in alcohol.

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tincture,

a plant extract made by soaking herbs in a liquid (such as water, alcohol, vinegar, or glycerine) for a specified length of time, then straining and discarding the plant material. The remaining liquid is used therapeutically. Tinctures typically are made at a concentration of 1:5 to 1:10.

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tincture [tingk´chur]

an alcoholic or hydroalcoholic solution prepared from vegetable drugs or chemical substances.

compound benzoin tincture a mixture of benzoin and several other ingredients in alcohol, used as a topical skin protectant.

iodine tincture a preparation of iodine and sodium iodide in diluted alcohol, used as a topical antiinfective.

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tincture (tingˑ·chr),

n alcohol extract of herbs or other substances.

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tincture (tink´chur),

n an alcoholic, hydroalcoholic, or ethereal solution of a drug.

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tincture

an alcoholic or hydroalcoholic solution prepared from an animal or vegetable drug or a chemical substance.

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benzoin tincture, compound

a mixture of benzoin, aloes, storax and tolu balsam in alcohol; used as a topical protectant.

iodine tincture

a mixture of iodine and sodium iodide in a menstruum of alcohol and water; used as an anti-infective for the skin.

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tincture

Pharmacology A medicinal preparation, often of herbal origin in which the ground substrate–eg, bark, root, nuts, or seeds is soaked in alcohol to extract oils or other substances of interest