The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lincture \Linc"ture\ (l[i^][ng]k"t[-u]r; 135), Linctus \Linc"tus\ (l[i^][ng]k"t[u^]s), n. [L. lingere, linctum, to lick.] Medicine taken by licking with the tongue.
Wiktionary
n. A linctus; medicine taken by licking with the tongue.
Usage examples of "lincture".
This worm testifies to the faith of its worminger, who tirelessly burnishes its linctures, disimpedes its clote, scrapes and combs the gills until they shine like silver!
This worm testifies to the faith of its worminger, who tirelessly burnishes its linctures, disimpedes its clote, scrapes and combs the gills until they shine like silver!
Acacia Mixture, Mistura Acaciae of the British Pharmacopoeia Codex, is made from Gum Acacia (6 in 100) with syrup and diluted orange- flower water, employed as a demulcent in cough syrups and linctures.