decoction
[ dih-kok-shuhn ]
/ dɪˈkɒk ʃən /
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noun
the act of decocting.
Pharmacology.
- an extract obtained by decocting.
- water in which a crude vegetable drug has been boiled and which therefore contains the constituents or principles of the substance soluble in boiling water.
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Origin of decoction
OTHER WORDS FROM decoction
de·coc·tive, adjectiveWords nearby decoction
Declomycin, declutch, declutter, deco, decoct, decoction, decode, decoder, decoherence, decoic acid, decoke
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decoction
/ (dɪˈkɒkʃən) /
noun
pharmacol the extraction of the water-soluble substances of a drug or medicinal plants by boiling
the essence or liquor resulting from this
Word Origin for decoction
C14: from Old French, from Late Latin dēcoctiō, from dēcoquere to boil down, from coquere to cook
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