Associations to the word «Decoction»
Noun
Wiktionary
DECOCTION, noun. An extraction or essence of something, obtained by boiling it down.
Dictionary definition
DECOCTION, noun. (pharmacology) the extraction of water-soluble drug substances by boiling.
Wise words
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