Definition of decoction Decoction
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We found 5 definitions of decoction from 4 different sources.
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What does decoction mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: decoctions |
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| decoction - (pharmacology) the extraction of water-soluble drug substances by boiling | ||
| extraction the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force); "the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction" | ||
| materia medica, pharmacological medicine, pharmacology the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects | ||
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Wiktionary 
- decoction (Noun)
An extraction or essence of something, obtained by boiling it down.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- decoction (n.)
The act or process of boiling anything in a watery fluid to extract its virtues. - decoction (n.)
An extract got from a body by boiling it in water.
Part of speech
🔤- decoction, noun, singular of decoctions.
