tincture of iodine
nounUK /ˈtɪŋktʃər əv ˈaɪədiːn/
US /ˈtɪŋktʃər əv ˈaɪədaɪn/
A brown liquid medicine that people put on small cuts to kill germs.
The nurse dabbed tincture of iodine on the scrape on my knee.
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2. A mixture of iodine dissolved in alcohol and water, used as a mild antiseptic.
The old first-aid kit still had a bottle of tincture of iodine inside.
3. A dark reddish-brown liquid that can stain skin and clothing.
Be careful, tincture of iodine will leave a yellow-brown mark on your shirt.
4. A traditional remedy once used to clean wounds before modern antiseptics existed.
Long ago, doctors used tincture of iodine to clean wounds on the battlefield.