Definition of coction Coction
We found 7 definitions of coction from 3 different sources.
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What does coction mean?
Wiktionary 
- coction (Noun)
An act of boiling. - coction (Noun)
digestion. - coction (Noun)
The change which the humoralists believed morbific matter undergoes before elimination.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- coction (n.)
Act of boiling. - coction (n.)
Digestion. - coction (n.)
The change which the humorists believed morbific matter undergoes before elimination.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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coction
kok′shun, n. the act of boiling or cooking.—adj. Coc′tile, baked: hardened by fire, as a brick. [L. coquĕre, coctum, to boil, to cook.]
