decoct
IPA: dɪkˈɔkt
verb
- (cooking) To make an infusion.
- (cooking) To reduce, or concentrate by boiling down.
- (figurative) To heat as if by boiling.
- (figurative) To reduce or diminish.
- To digest in the stomach.
- (transitive) To devise.
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Examples of "decoct" in Sentences
- Bark decoction used for dysentery.
- It is given in a decoction for laryngitis.
- A decoction of the root also is a febrifuge.
- A decoction of the leaves were used for beriberi.
- In decoction processes there must be at least two.
- In general, either a decoction or a tincture is used.
- Once the decoction was boiled thoroughly it could be drunk.
- A decoction of the cortex is recommended for anemia and constipation.
- Decoctions of leaves are also used for indigestion and abortifacient.
- Decoctions of leaves are also used for indigestion and as an abortifacient.
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