tinction en · NOUN
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin tinctiō (“a soaking, dipping”).
Meanings
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A stain; a preparation for staining.
[…] not color as well as at others, even when fresh covering-glass specimens are made and exactly the same tinctions used.
1888, Frank Seaver Billings, Swine plague, page 108:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tinctions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |