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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries酊剂
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dǐngjì
"医生给我开了一些碘酊。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A medicine made by dissolving a drug in alcohol.
"The herbalist recommended taking a few drops of the valerian tincture before bed to help with sleep." - 2
A slight trace or tinge of some color or quality.
"Her speech carried a faint tincture of bitterness regarding past events."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'tinctura' meaning 'a dyeing or tinting', from 'tinctus', past participle of 'tingere' (to dye or wet). Over centuries, the term evolved from referring to color tints and chemical solutions in alchemy to specifically denoting medicinal extracts made with ethanol.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tincture" is said worldwide
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Teinture
Transliteration: /tɛ̃.tyʁ/
"Elle utilise une teinture de plantes pour ses maux de tête."
Tinktur
Transliteration: /tɪŋkˈtuːɐ̯/
"Die Kräutertinktur hilft bei der Verdauung."
Tintura
Transliteration: /tinˈtu.ra/
"La tintura madre di calendula ha proprietà lenitive."
Tintura
Transliteration: /tinˈtu.ɾa/
"Preparó una tintura medicinal con hierbas naturales."
Tintura
Transliteration: /tĩˈtu.ɾɐ/
"A tintura de própolis é usada para imunidade."
अर्क
Transliteration: ark
"यह जड़ी-बूटी का अर्क स्वास्थ्य के लिए अच्छा है।"
酊剂
Transliteration: dǐngjì
"医生给我开了一些碘酊。"
팅크
Transliteration: ting-keu
"허브 팅크는 건강 보조 식품으로 인기가 많습니다."
チンキ
Transliteration: chinki
"ハーブチンキを水に数滴垂らして飲みます。"
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