Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tincture_of_iodine

1 sense of tincture of iodine

Sense 1
tincture of iodine, iodine -- (a tincture consisting of a solution of iodine in ethyl alcohol; applied topically to wounds as an antiseptic)
       => tincture -- ((pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution)
       => antiseptic -- (a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues)