decoction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An extraction or essence of something, obtained by boiling it down.
  2. The process of boiling something down in this way.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈkɒkʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-decoction.wav

Word forms

decoction decoctions

Etymology

From Old French decoccion, decoction, from Latin decoctiō, from decoquō (“to boil down”), from de- + coquō (“to cook”).

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