Definition of Decoct. Meaning of Decoct. Synonyms of Decoct

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Definition of Decoct

Decoct
Decoct De*coct", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decocted; p. pr. & vb. n. Decocting.] [L. decoctus, p. p. of decoquere to boil down; de- + coquere to cook, boil. See Cook to decoct.] 1. To prepare by boiling; to digest in hot or boiling water; to extract the strength or flavor of by boiling; to make an infusion of. 2. To prepare by the heat of the stomach for assimilation; to digest; to concoct. 3. To warm, strengthen, or invigorate, as if by boiling. [R.] ``Decoct their cold blood.' --Shak.

Meaning of Decoct from wikipedia

- Decoction is a method of extraction by boiling herbal or plant material (which may include stems, roots, bark and rhizomes) to dissolve the chemicals of...
- substitution)   DC, dc, D/C, disc   discontinue [or] discharge ambiguous meaning decoct. decoctum decoction   det. detur let it be given   dieb. alt. diebus alternis...
- Beverage made from infusing or decocting plant material in hot water...
- mentioned are: 煮 (boil), 漉 (filter), 燃 (burn, ignite), 泣 (cry, weep), and 煎 (to decoct, to pan-fry). The first appearance of this poem (the longer version) is...
- liquor-distilling and salt-refining industries expanded. The method to decoct salt with natural gas was discovered at that time, according to ancient...
- The bark tea uses a half teaspoon for every 8 ounces of water, requires a decoct of 15 minutes, and is then steeped for 1 hour. The fruit of Rhus copallinum...
- coctile, coction, concoct, concoction, cook, cookery, cuisine, cuisinier, decoct, decoctible, decoction, excoct, excoction, precocial, precocious, quittor...
- sweetened). Grain coffee and other substitutes can be made by roasting or decocting various organic substances. Some ingredients used include almond, acorn...
- are chamomile or peppermint, using flowers, leaves and powdered herbs. Decocting examples may be rose hips, cinnamon bark, and licorice root consisting...
- on tea culture. Some texts, like Zhang Youxin's A Record of Water for Decocting Tea, focused on specific topics, like water for tea making. Zhang lists...