Noun decoction has 1 sense

1. decoction - (pharmacology) the extraction by boiling of water-soluble drug substances
   --₁ is a kind of boiling, stewing, simmering
   

   Derived form: verb decoct1

Decoction

A decoction is a method of extracting the active ingredients from a substance, especially a medicinal plant, by boiling it in water.

Senses:

1. Noun - a liquid resulting from the process of decoction.
2. Noun - the act of decocting.
3. Noun - a beverage made by decocting.

Sample Sentences:

• I prepared a healing decoction by boiling the herbs in water.
• The herbal decoction was used as a traditional remedy for colds.
• The decoction of tea leaves is the foundation of a great cup of tea.

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