tincture
noun/ˈtɪŋktʃər/
Frequency rank: #17,648 most common English word
Meaning
a medicine or herbal extract dissolved in alcohol.
Example sentence
The herbalist added some tincture of lavender to the warm water before the patient's bath.
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