tincture vs indication

indication vs tincture

tincture and indication both are nouns.

tincture is a verb but indication is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tincture	Yes	No	Yes	No
indication	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, indication is a hypernym of tincture; that is, indication is a word with a broader meaning than tincture:

tincture: an indication that something has been present
indication: something that serves to indicate or suggest

Other hypernyms of tincture include indicant.

tincture (noun)	indication (noun)
(pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution	a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color	something that serves to indicate or suggest
an indication that something has been present	the act of indicating or pointing out by name
a substance that colors or dyes	(medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure
	something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary

tincture (verb)	indication (verb)
stain or tinge with a slight amount of a color
fill, as with a certain quality

Difference between tincture and indication

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