a substance dissolved in alcohol for use as a medicine 酊剂 a tincture of morphine 吗啡酊 medicine given in powder or tincture form 粉末或酊剂形式的药物 Herbal remedies are usually dispensed as tinctures. 草药通常以酊剂的形式分发。 Use 30ml tincture of myrrh. 用30毫升没药酊。
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting a dye or pigment): from Latin tinctura ‘dyeing’, from tingere ‘to dye or colour’.