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Coction :: Coction (n.) Act of boiling.

Concoction :: Concoction (n.) A change in food produced by the organs of nutrition; digestion.

Shell :: Shell (n.) The husks of cacao seeds, a decoction of which is often used as a substitute for chocolate, cocoa, etc..

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..

Orgeat :: Orgeat (n.) A sirup in which, formerly, a decoction of barley entered, but which is now prepared with an emulsion of almonds, -- used to flavor beverages or edibles..

Coction :: Coction (n.) Digestion.

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..

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

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

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

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

Weaken :: Weaken (v. t.) To reduce in quality, strength, or spirit; as, to weaken tea; to weaken any solution or decoction..

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..

Tea :: Tea (n.) Any infusion or decoction, especially when made of the dried leaves of plants; as, sage tea; chamomile tea; catnip tea..

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

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..

Decocture :: Decocture (n.) A decoction.

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..

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

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