decoction
21decoction process — noun (brewing) a process in which part of the mash is removed and boiled and then returned • Syn: ↑decoction mashing • Topics: ↑brewing • Hypernyms: ↑boiling * * * noun : a mashing …
22decoction — noun Date: 15th century 1. an extract obtained by decocting 2. the act or process of decocting …
23decoction — 1. The process of boiling. 2. The pharmacopeial name for preparations made by boiling crude vegetable drugs, and then straining, in the proportion of 50 g of the drug to 1000 mL of water. SYN: apozem, apozema. [L. decoctio, fr. de coquo, pp.… …
24decoction — Synonyms and related words: boil, boiling, brew, chemical solution, coction, combination, composition, concentrate, concentration, concoction, confection, decoctum, distillate, distillation, ebullience, ebulliency, ebulliometer, ebullition,… …
25decoction — de coc·tion || kʃn n. extract acquired by boiling; tea brewed from plant bark and roots …
26decoction — noun a concentrated liquid resulting from heating or boiling a substance, especially a medicinal preparation made from a plant …
27decoction — de·coc·tion …
28decoction — de•coc•tion [[t]dɪˈkɒk ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of decocting 2) pha an extract obtained by decocting • Etymology: 1350–1400; < OF < LL de•coc′tive, adj …
29decoction — /dəˈkɒkʃən / (say duh kokshuhn) noun 1. the act of boiling in water, in order to extract the peculiar properties or virtues. 2. an extract obtained by decocting. 3. water in which a substance, usually animal or vegetable, has been boiled, and… …
30décoction — nf. dékokchon (Albanais, Montagnt Bozel) …
