tincturing
Word-form referencestincture
Adjective
Having the effect of colouring or staining with a dye or pigment.
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No definite system was used for testing the tincturing and spreading powers of the pigments, or for testing their permanence.
Noun
gerund of tincture The act or process of colour or stain (something) with a dye or pigment.
gerund of tincture The act of adding to or impregnating something with an abstract quality.
Usage- Figurative
gerund of tincture The act or process of dissolving (a substance) in ethanol or some other solvent to produce a medicinal tincture.
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At its simplest, tincturing involves chopping or grinding the source material as finely as possible, covering it with ethyl (grain) alcohol, and allowing the mixture to macerate, or steep, for two weeks or more.
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