Definition
酊 (dīng) is a loanword from English 'tincture', used in pharmaceutical contexts as part of compound words like 酊剂 (tincture) and 碘酊 (iodine tincture). It is rarely used alone; you'll almost always see it as a morpheme in these fixed terms.
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tincture (loanword, used in 酊剂 and compound terms)
Examples
- 酊。Yīshēng gěi wǒ kāi le diǎn dīng.The doctor prescribed me iodine tincture.
- 酊。Zhè zhǒng dīng jì kěyǐ xiāodú shāngkǒu.This tincture can disinfect wounds.
- 酊。Zhōngyào yě yǒu dīng jì.Chinese medicine also has tinctures.
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