tintura

Definitions of tintura
  1. noun
    the use of dye to change the color of something permanently
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    coloramento, colorazione, coloritura
    the act or process of changing the color of something
  2. noun
    a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
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    indaco
    a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically
    flou
    a yellow dye that is visible even when highly diluted; used as an absorption indicator when silver nitrate solution is added to sodium chloride in order to precipitate silver chloride (turns pink when no chloride ions are left in solution and negative fluorescein ions are then absorbed)
    henna, henné
    a reddish brown dye used especially on hair
    cachet, risciacquo
    a liquid preparation used on wet hair to give it a tint
    type of:
    colorante
    any material used for its color
  3. noun
    (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution
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    iodio
    a tincture consisting of a solution of iodine in ethyl alcohol; applied topically to wounds as an antiseptic
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    farmaco, medicamento, medicina, medicinale
    (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
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