Yahoo India Web Search

Sign In

Search results

  1. Dictionary
    decoction
    /dɪˈkɒkʃn/

    noun

    • 1. a concentrated liquor resulting from heating or boiling a substance, especially a medicinal preparation made from a plant: "a decoction of a root"

    Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

    More definitions, origin and scrabble points

  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMeaning of decoction in English - Cambridge Dictionary

    DECOCTION definition: 1. a liquid made by boiling something such a plant in water 2. strong coffee or tea before milk or…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › decoctionDecoction Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : an extract obtained by decocting. 2. : the act or process of decocting. Examples of decoction in a Sentence.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDECOCTION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. 1. the act of decocting. 2. Pharmacology. a. an extract obtained by decocting. b. water in which a crude vegetable drug has been boiled and which therefore contains the constituents or principles of the substance soluble in boiling water.

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdecoction noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of decoction noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDECOCTION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    DECOCTION meaning: 1. a liquid made by boiling something such a plant in water 2. strong coffee or tea before milk or…. Learn more.

  7. www.oed.com › dictionary › decoction_ndecoction, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

    What does the noun decoction mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun decoction, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. decoction has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › decoctionDecoction - definition of decoction by The Free Dictionary

    n. 1. (Pharmacology) pharmacol the extraction of the water-soluble substances of a drug or medicinal plants by boiling. 2. (Pharmacology) the essence or liquor resulting from this. [C14: from Old French, from Late Latin dēcoctiō, from dēcoquere to boil down, from coquere to cook]

  9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › decoctionDecoction - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    (pharmacology) the extraction of water-soluble drug substances by boiling.

  10. en.m.wikipedia.org › wiki › DecoctionDecoction - Wikipedia

    Decoction is a method of extraction by boiling herbal or plant material (which may include stems, roots, bark and rhizomes) to dissolve the chemicals of the material. It is the most common preparation method in various herbal medicine systems.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › decoctionDecoction Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    An extraction or essence of something, obtained by boiling it down. Wiktionary. Synonyms: lixivium. leachate. Other Word Forms of Decoction. Noun. Singular: decoction. Plural: decoctions. Origin of Decoction. From Old French decoccion, decoction, from Latin decoctiō, from decoquō (“I boil down”), from de- + coquō. From Wiktionary.