tinct

Meanings

• noun

  A liquid extract or solution of a drug or other substance, typically made by soaking a plant or other natural material in alcohol or another solvent.

  - "She took a tincture of ginger for her morning sickness."
  - "The apothecary sold various tinctures for medicinal purposes."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with tinct
pint , mint , grind , blint

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Variants

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tinct , tincts

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Etymology

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From Old French tincture, from tinter 'to dye'.

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Trivia

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1. Tinctures were used extensively in ancient Rome for medicinal purposes.

2. Some popular tinctures include ginger, garlic, and echinacea.

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Related Concepts

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1. Herbal medicine: Herbal medicines are natural remedies made from plants and other organic sources. Tinctures are one form of herbal medicine.

2. Alchemy: Alchemy is an ancient practice that aims to transform base metals into gold and to discover the elixir of life. Tinctures were used extensively in alchemical practices.

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Culture

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In medieval Europe, tinctures were used extensively in alchemy and herbalism for various purposes, including as ingredients in magical rituals and potions.

How to Memorize "tinct"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a small bottle filled with a clear liquid extract. Visualize the plant material soaking in the solvent to create the tincture.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'tincture' with the idea of a natural remedy or extract.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the word 'tincture' as 'Tinctures are natural extracts that transform herbs into medicines'.

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