What is another word for tinctures?

Pronunciation: [tˈɪŋkt͡ʃəz] (IPA)

Tinctures are concentrated liquid extracts of herbs, roots, and flowers that can be used for medicinal or culinary purposes. There are several synonyms for tinctures, such as elixirs, extracts, infusions, decoctions, and potions. Elixirs are typically sweet, alcoholic preparations that are used for medicinal purposes. Extracts are made by soaking a substance in alcohol or water, while infusions are made by steeping a substance in hot water. Decoctions involve simmering a substance in water to extract its active ingredients, while potions are magical or mystical concoctions that are meant to have mystical or supernatural effects. Each of these words shares the same basic definition as tinctures but has its unique connotations and uses.

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Usage examples for Tinctures

He was soon up to his ears in medical studies, being employed, morning, noon, and night, in rolling pills, filtering tinctures, or pounding the pestle and mortar, in one corner of the laboratory; while the doctor would take his seat in another corner, when he had nothing else to do, or expected visitors, and, arrayed in his morning-gown and velvet cap, would pore over the contents of some folio volume.
"Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists"
Washington Irving
A subtle sadness tinctures their life, and they are possessed by an impulse to weep.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
He is touched by the ecstasy which tinctures all emotional or beautiful prose literature.
"The Literature of Ecstasy"
Albert Mordell

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