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de⋅coct

  [di-kokt]
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–verb (used with object)
to extract the flavor or essence of by boiling.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME decocten < L dēcoctus boiled down; see decoction
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de·coct   (dĭ-kŏkt')   
tr.v.   de·coct·ed, de·coct·ing, de·cocts

  1. To extract the flavor of by boiling.

  2. To make concentrated; boil down.


[Middle English decocten, to boil, from Latin dēcoquere, dēcoct-, to boil down or away : dē-, de- + coquere, to boil, to cook; see pekw- in Indo-European roots.]
de·coc'tion n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: de·coct
Pronunciation: di-'käkt
Function: transitive verb
1 : to prepare by boiling : extract the flavor or activeprinciple of by boiling
2 : to steep in hot water
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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