Definition of coction

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Coction (n.) Digestion.

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Weak :: Weak (v. i.) Not thoroughly or abundantly impregnated with the usual or required ingredients, or with stimulating and nourishing substances; of less than the usual strength; as, weak tea, broth, or liquor; a weak decoction or solution; a weak dose of medicine..
Weaken :: Weaken (v. t.) To reduce in quality, strength, or spirit; as, to weaken tea; to weaken any solution or decoction..
Coction :: Coction (n.) Act of boiling.
Shell :: Shell (n.) The husks of cacao seeds, a decoction of which is often used as a substitute for chocolate, cocoa, etc..
Tea :: Tea (n.) Any infusion or decoction, especially when made of the dried leaves of plants; as, sage tea; chamomile tea; catnip tea..
Concoction :: Concoction (n.) The act of perfecting or maturing.
Decoction :: Decoction (n.) The act or process of boiling anything in a watery fluid to extract its virtues.
Concoction :: Concoction (n.) Abatement of a morbid process, as a fever and return to a normal condition..
Decocture :: Decocture (n.) A decoction.
Gall :: Gall (v. t.) To impregnate with a decoction of gallnuts.
Concoction :: Concoction (n.) The act of digesting in the mind; planning or devising; rumination.
Treacle :: Treacle (n.) A saccharine fluid, consisting of the inspissated juices or decoctions of certain vegetables, as the sap of the birch, sycamore, and the like..
Medium :: Medium (a.) Having a middle position or degree; mean; intermediate; medial; as, a horse of medium size; a decoction of medium strength..
Catechu :: Catechu (n.) A dry, brown, astringent extract, obtained by decoction and evaporation from the Acacia catechu, and several other plants growing in India. It contains a large portion of tannin or tannic acid, and is used in medicine and in the arts. It is also known by the names terra japonica, cutch, gambier, etc..
Down :: Down (adv.) From a greater to a less bulk, or from a thinner to a thicker consistence; as, to boil down in cookery, or in making decoctions..
Apozem :: Apozem (n.) A decoction or infusion.
Concoction :: Concoction (n.) A change in food produced by the organs of nutrition; digestion.
Tinge :: Tinge (v. t.) To imbue or impregnate with something different or foreign; as, to tinge a decoction with a bitter taste; to affect in some degree with the qualities of another substance, either by mixture, or by application to the surface; especially, to color slightly; to stain; as, to tinge a blue color with red; an infusion tinged with a yellow color by saffron..
Coction :: Coction (n.) Digestion.
Decoction :: Decoction (n.) An extract got from a body by boiling it in water.
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