English Explanatory Dictionary

coction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An act of boiling.
  2. Digestion.
  3. The change which the humoralists believed morbific matter undergoes before elimination.

Pronunciation

kôkʹshən /ˈkɑkʃən/ /ˈkɒkʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-coction.wav

Word forms

coction coctions

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin coctiō.

Derived words

recoction
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