tincture

Main Entry:
tincture [tingk-cher]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: coloring
Synonyms: cast, color, dye, elixir, extract, imbrue, imbue, pigment, shade, stain, taint, tinge, tint, trace, vestige
Main Entry: dash
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: small amount; suggestion
Synonyms: bit, drop, few drops, flavor, grain, hint, lick, little, part, pinch, scattering, seasoning, smack, smidgen, soupçon, sprinkle, sprinkling, squirt, streak, suspicion, taste, tincture, tinge, touch, trace, trifle, zest
Antonyms: glob, lump
Main Entry: dye
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: coloring agent
Synonyms: color, colorant, dyestuff, pigment, stain, tincture, tinge, tint
Antonyms: bleach, whitener
Main Entry: dye
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: change color with mixture
Synonyms: impregnate, pigment, stain, tincture, tinge, tint
Antonyms: bleach, fade, whiten
Main Entry: essence
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: distillate, concentrate
Synonyms: balm, cologne, drug, effusion, elixir, extract, fragrance, juice, liquor, perfume, potion, scent, spirits, tincture
Main Entry: flavoring
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: spice, extract added to food
Synonyms: additive, condiment, distillation, essence, herb, quintessence, relish, sauce, seasoning, spirit, tincture, zest
Main Entry: hue
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: color, shade
Synonyms: aspect, cast, chroma, complexion, dye, tincture, tinge, tint, tone, value
Notes: color refers to the wavelength composition of light, shade is a gradation of color referring to its degree of darkness, tint is a gradation referring to its degree of lightness, and hue indicates a modification of a basic color
hew means to make or shape as with an axe, while a hue is a particular gradation of color, a shade or tint
hue is the quality of a color that makes it possible to call it bluish green, etc. (the color of a color); shade is a color variation having to do with the value of a hue (lightness or darkness), and tint is a pale variation of a color
a color's value is its brightness, its chroma is its strength, and its hue is its position in the spectrum
Main Entry: medicine/medication
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: substance that helps cure, alleviate, or prevent illness
Synonyms: anesthetic, antibiotic, antidote, antiseptic, antitoxin, balm, biologic, capsule, cure, dose, drug, elixir, injection, inoculation, liniment, lotion, medicament, ointment, pharmaceutical, pharmacon, physic, pill, potion, prescription, remedy, salve, sedative, serum, tablet, tincture, tonic, vaccination, vaccine
Main Entry: odor
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: scent
Synonyms: air, aroma, bouquet, effluvium, efflux, emanation, essence, exhalation, flavor, fragrance, musk, perfume, pungence, pungency, redolence, smell, snuff, stench, stink, tang, tincture, trail, whiff
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