Decoction word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "decoction" word

[noun] (pharmacology) the extraction by boiling of water-soluble drug substances

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\De*coc"tion\, n. [F. d['e]coction, L. decoctio.] 1. The act or process of boiling anything in a watery fluid to extract its virtues. In decoction . . . it either purgeth at the top or settleth at the bottom. --Bacon. 2. An extract got from a body by boiling it in water. If the plant be boiled in water, the strained liquor is called the decoction of the plant. --Arbuthnot. In pharmacy decoction is opposed to infusion, where there is merely steeping. --Latham.

See also: boiling | simmering | stewing |

Related terms: boil, boiling, brew, chemical solution, coction, combination, composition, concentrate, concentration, concoction, confection, decoctum, distillate, distillation, ebullience, ebulliency, ebulliometer, ebullition, elixir, essence, expression, extract, extraction, imbuement, impregnation, infiltration, infusion, instillation, instillment, interpenetration, leach, leachate, lixivium, marination, mixture, penetration, permeation, pervasion, pressing, purification, quintessence, refinement, rendering, rendition, saturation, seething, simmer, simmering, soaking, solution, spirit, squeezing, steeping, stewing, suffusion

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Let's analyse "decoction" as pure text. This string has Nine letters in Three syllables and Four vowels. 44.4% of vowels is 5.8% more then average English word. Written in backwards: NOITCOCED. Average typing speed for these characters is 2385 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -.. . -.-. --- -.-. - .. --- -.

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: decoction: 5 + 6 + 9 + 6 = 26, reduced: 8 . and the final result is Eight.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: decoction: 4 + 5 + 3 + 6 + 3 + 2 + 9 + 6 + 5 = 43, reduced: 7, and the final result is Seven.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
C (2)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
D (1)	4	Emperor	Determined, Persistant, Idealist
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
O (2)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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