Definition of coction

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

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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..
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..
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..
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..
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..
Shell :: Shell (n.) The husks of cacao seeds, a decoction of which is often used as a substitute for chocolate, cocoa, etc..
Gall :: Gall (v. t.) To impregnate with a decoction of gallnuts.
Excoction :: Excoction () The act of excocting or boiling out.
Coction :: Coction (n.) Digestion.
Concoction :: Concoction (n.) A change in food produced by the organs of nutrition; digestion.
Apozemical :: Apozemical (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a decoction..
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..
Ptisan :: Ptisan (n.) A decoction of barley with other ingredients; a farinaceous drink.
Decoction :: Decoction (n.) An extract got from a body by boiling it in water.
Eupepsy :: Eupepsy (n.) Soundness of the nutritive or digestive organs; good concoction or digestion; -- opposed to dyspepsia.
Apozem :: Apozem (n.) A decoction or infusion.
Concoction :: Concoction (n.) The act of digesting in the mind; planning or devising; rumination.
Chica :: Chica (n.) A fermented liquor or beer made in South American from a decoction of maize.
Coction :: Coction (n.) Act of boiling.
Decoction :: Decoction (n.) The act or process of boiling anything in a watery fluid to extract its virtues.
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