tincturing

English

Etymology

From tincture (verb) +‎ -ing.

Adjective

tincturing (comparative more tincturing, superlative most tincturing)

1. Having the effect of colouring or staining with a dye or pigment.
   • 1911, The Mining World, volume 34, page 73:

     No definite system was used for testing the tincturing and spreading powers of the pigments, or for testing their permanence.

Noun

tincturing (plural tincturings)

1. gerund of tincture
   1. The act or process of colour or stain (something) with a dye or pigment.
   2. (figuratively) The act of adding to or impregnating something with an abstract quality.
   3. (pharmacy) The act or process of dissolving (a substance) in ethanol or some other solvent to produce a medicinal tincture.
      • 2009, Greg A. Marley, Mushrooms for Health: Medicinal Secrets of Northeastern Fungi‎^[1], Down East Books:

        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

tincturing

1. present participle and gerund of tincture