decoct

decoct
decoction

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de·coct di-'käkt vt
1) to prepare by boiling: extract the flavor or active principle of by boiling
2) to steep in hot water

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  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Decoct — Decoct, Abkochung, Absud, nennt man in der Pharmacie die durch Abkochen fester organischer Stoffe mit Wasser erhaltene Auflösung, in welcher alsdann die wirksamen Bestandtheile jener Stoffe enthalten sind. Durch Abkochen ausgezogen werden… …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • decoct — index distill Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • decoct — (v.) early 15c., from L. decoctus, pp. of decoquere (see DECOCTION (Cf. decoction)). Related: Decocted; decocting …   Etymology dictionary

  • decoct — [dē käkt′] vt. [ME decocten < pp. of L decoquere, to boil down < de , down + coquere, COOK] to extract the essence, flavor, etc. of by boiling …   English World dictionary

  • decoct — [dɪ kɒkt] verb archaic extract the essence from (something) by heating or boiling it. Origin ME: from L. decoct , decoquere boil down , from de down + coquere cook …   English new terms dictionary

  • Decoct, das — Das Decóct, des es, plur. die e, ein flüssiger Körper, welcher die Kräfte anderer durch das Kochen an sich genommen hat; aus dem Latein. Decoctum. S. Absud …   Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart

  • decoct — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin decoctus, past participle of decoquere, from de + coquere to cook more at cook Date: 15th century 1. to extract the flavor of by boiling 2. boil down, concentrate …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • decoct — /di kokt /, v.t. to extract the flavor or essence of by boiling. [1375 1425; late ME decocten < L decoctus boiled down; see DECOCTION] * * * …   Universalium

  • decoct — verb a) To make an infusion b) To reduce, or concentrate by boiling down See Also: decoction …   Wiktionary

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