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decoction

American  
[dih-kok-shuhn] / dɪˈkɒk ʃən /

noun

  1. the act of decocting.

  2. Pharmacology.

    1. an extract obtained by decocting.

    2. 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.

decoction British  
/ dɪˈkɒkʃən /

noun

  1. pharmacol the extraction of the water-soluble substances of a drug or medicinal plants by boiling

  2. the essence or liquor resulting from this

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Other Word Forms

  • decoctive adjective

Etymology

Origin of decoction

1350–1400; Middle English decoccioun < Old French decoction < Late Latin dēcoctiōn- (stem of dēcoctiō ) a boiling down, equivalent to dēcoct ( us ), past participle of dēcoquere ( dē- de- + coc-, for coquere to cook 1 + -tus past participle suffix) + -iōn- -ion

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