- A
tincture is
typically an
extract of
plant or
animal material dissolved in
ethanol (ethyl alcohol).
Solvent concentrations of 25–60% are common, but may...
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Tinctures are the colours, metals, and furs used in heraldry. Nine
tinctures are in
common use: two metals, or (gold or yellow) and
argent (silver or white);...
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Tincture of iodine,
iodine tincture, or weak
iodine solution is an antiseptic. It is
usually 2 to 3%
elemental iodine,
along with pot****ium
iodide or...
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Laudanum is a
tincture of
opium containing approximately 10%
powdered opium by
weight (the
equivalent of 1% morphine).
Laudanum is
prepared by dissolving...
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Tincture of
benzoin is a
pungent solution of
benzoin resin in ethanol. A
similar preparation called Friar's
Balsam or
Compound Benzoin Tincture contains...
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Tincture of cannabis,
sometimes known as
green dragon, is an
alcoholic cannabis concentrate. The
solubility of THC in
ethanol is
greater than 1 g/mL. According...
- The rule of
tincture is a
design philosophy found in some
heraldic traditions that
states "metal
should not be put on metal, nor
colour on colour". Heraldic...
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Ambergris (/ˈæmbərɡriːs/ or /ˈæmbərɡrɪs/; Latin:
ambra grisea; Old French:
ambre gris), ambergrease, or grey
amber is a solid, waxy,
flammable substance...
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castoreum refers to the
resinoid extract resulting from the
dried and
alcohol tinctured beaver castor. The
dried beaver castor sacs are
generally aged for two...
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British heraldry,
sable (/ˈseɪbəl/ ) is the
tincture equivalent to black. It is one of the five dark
tinctures called colours.
Sable is portra**** in heraldic...
