decoction
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Decoction
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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| —n | |
| 1. | pharmacol the extraction of the water-soluble substances of a drug or medicinal plants by boiling |
| 2. | the essence or liquor resulting from this |
| [C14: from Old French, from Late Latin dēcoctiō, from dēcoquere to boil down, from coquere to | |
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Word Origin & History
decoction
late 14c., from pp. stem of L. decoquere "to boil down," from de- + coquere "to cook" (see cook (n.)). Decoct is attested from early 15c.
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Example sentences
Coffee may be served as filtered coffee, infusion of coffee, or decoction of coffee.
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