tincture

/ˈtɪŋ(k)tʃə//ˈtɪŋktʃɚ/

noun

1
A pigment or other substance that colours or dyes.
2
A tint, or an added colour.
3
A colour or metal used in the depiction of a coat of arms.
4
An alcoholic extract of plant material, used as a medicine.
5
A small alcoholic drink.
6
An essential characteristic.
7
The finer and more volatile parts of a substance, separated by a solvent; an extract of a part of the substance of a body communicated to the solvent.
8
A slight taste superadded to any substance.
“a tincture of orange peel”
9
A slight quality added to anything; a tinge.

1
To stain or impregnate (something) with color.
2
To tinge; to taint.
3
To soak (an organic substance) in alcohol or another liquid to produce a tincture.

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