Definition of coction

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

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Excoction :: Excoction () The act of excocting or boiling out.
Recoction :: Recoction (n.) A second coction or preparation; a vamping up.
Chica :: Chica (n.) A fermented liquor or beer made in South American from a decoction of maize.
Apozem :: Apozem (n.) A decoction or infusion.
Concoction :: Concoction (n.) The act of digesting in the mind; planning or devising; rumination.
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..
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..
Tea :: Tea (n.) Any infusion or decoction, especially when made of the dried leaves of plants; as, sage tea; chamomile tea; catnip tea..
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..
Inconcoction :: Inconcoction (n.) The state of being undigested; unripeness; immaturity.
Medium :: Medium (a.) Having a middle position or degree; mean; intermediate; medial; as, a horse of medium size; a decoction of medium strength..
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..
Shell :: Shell (n.) The husks of cacao seeds, a decoction of which is often used as a substitute for chocolate, cocoa, etc..
Eupepsy :: Eupepsy (n.) Soundness of the nutritive or digestive organs; good concoction or digestion; -- opposed to dyspepsia.
Coction :: Coction (n.) Digestion.
Weaken :: Weaken (v. t.) To reduce in quality, strength, or spirit; as, to weaken tea; to weaken any solution or decoction..
Apozemical :: Apozemical (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a decoction..
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.) Act of boiling.
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