decoction

Noun

Meaning

The act or process of boiling anything in a watery fluid to extract its virtues.

An extract got from a body by boiling it in water.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

java mocha joe elixir bouillon solution combination stock composition concentration mixture coffee ink essence boiling

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Antonyms

fork separate element damage solid separation

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Hypernyms

extraction

Related terms

decoct

Phrases with the word

decoction of barley decoction of barley used in treatment of diarrhea grape decoction decoction of barley used in diarrheal disorders

Examples

Before a baby was breast-fed, he/she was given a decoction of the endodermis of alder and the roots of butterburs to discharge impurities. Source: Internet

Also, it is of special value against the plague, the decoction thereof being drunk and the root smelled. Source: Internet

This decoction is a tea made from boiled leaves and vines, known as hoasca within the UDV, and ayahuasca in different cultures. Source: Internet

First Nation communities Ethnobotany The Hudson Bay Cree use a decoction of the leaves of Kalmia latifolia for diarrhea, but they consider the plant to be poisonous. Source: Internet

In December 2004, the Supreme Court lifted a stay, thereby allowing the Brazil -based União do Vegetal (UDV) church to use a decoction containing DMT in their Christmas services that year. Source: Internet

Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 42) The Hudson Bay Cree use a decoction of the leaves for diarrhea, but consider the plant to be poisonous. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

decocooning decoct decoctible decoction mashing decoction of barley decoction of barley used in diarrheal disorders