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Coction :: Coction (n.) The change which the humorists believed morbific matter undergoes before elimination.

Extract :: Extract (n.) A decoction, solution, or infusion made by drawing out from any substance that which gives it its essential and characteristic virtue; essence; as, extract of beef; extract of dandelion; also, any substance so extracted, and characteristic of that from which it is obtained; as, quinine is the most important extract of Peruvian bark..

Concoction :: Concoction (n.) The act of perfecting or maturing.

Concoction :: Concoction (n.) Abatement of a morbid process, as a fever and return to a normal condition..

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 digesting in the mind; planning or devising; rumination.

Decoction :: Decoction (n.) The act or process of boiling anything in a watery fluid to extract its virtues.

Apozemical :: Apozemical (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a decoction..

Recoction :: Recoction (n.) A second coction or preparation; a vamping up.

Gall :: Gall (v. t.) To impregnate with a decoction of gallnuts.

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..

Strong :: Strong (superl.) Having virtues of great efficacy; or, having a particular quality in a great degree; as, a strong powder or tincture; a strong decoction; strong tea or coffee..

Eupepsy :: Eupepsy (n.) Soundness of the nutritive or digestive organs; good concoction or digestion; -- opposed to dyspepsia.

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..

Inconcoction :: Inconcoction (n.) The state of being undigested; unripeness; immaturity.

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..

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..

Concoction :: Concoction (n.) The act of concocting or preparing by combining different ingredients; also, the food or compound thus prepared..

Drink :: Drink (n.) Liquid to be swallowed; any fluid to be taken into the stomach for quenching thirst or for other purposes, as water, coffee, or decoctions..

Decoction :: Decoction (n.) An extract got from a body by boiling it in water.

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