decoction

de·coct  (d-kkt)

tr.v. de·coct·ed, de·coct·ing, de·cocts

1. To extract the flavor of by boiling.

2. To make concentrated; boil down.

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[Middle English decocten, to boil, from Latin dcoquere, dcoct-, to boil down or away : d-, de- + coquere, to boil, to cook; see pek^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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de·coction n.

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decoction

1. the process of boiling a substance in water to extract its essence.
2. the essence so produced.

See also: Processes

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Noun

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decoction - (pharmacology) the extraction of water-soluble drug substances by boiling materia medica, pharmacological medicine, pharmacology - the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects extraction - the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means