tincturing

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Definition of tincturing

5 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Having the effect of colouring or staining with a dye or pigment.
    “No definite system was used for testing the tincturing and spreading powers of the pigments, or for testing their permanence.”
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adj

  1. Having the effect of colouring or staining with a dye or pigment.
    “No definite system was used for testing the tincturing and spreading powers of the pigments, or for testing their permanence.”

noun

  1. gerund of tincture
  2. (figuratively)gerund of tincture
  3. gerund of tincture
    “At its simplest, tincturing involves chopping or grinding the source material as finely as possible, covering it with ethyl (grain) alcohol, and allowing the mixture to macerate, or steep, for two weeks or more.”

verb

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of tincture

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Etymology

From tincture (verb) + -ing.

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