Definition of DECOCTION

decoction

Plural: decoctions

Noun

  • (pharmacology) the extraction of water-soluble drug substances by boiling
  • An extraction or essence of something, obtained by boiling it down.
  • The process of boiling something down in this way.

Origin / Etymology

From Old French decoccion, decoction, from Latin decoctiō, from decoquō (“I boil down”), from de- + coquō (“I cook”).

Scrabble Score: 14

decoction: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
decoction: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
decoction: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

decoction: valid Words With Friends Word