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Definition of Decoct

1. Verb. Extract the essence of something by boiling it.

2. Verb. Be cooked until very little liquid is left. "The sauce should reduce to one cup"

3. Verb. Steep in hot water.

Definition of Decoct

1. v. t. 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.

Definition of Decoct

1. to extract the flavor of by boiling [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Decoct

1. 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. "Decoct their cold blood." Origin: L. Decoctus, p. P. Of decoquere to boil down; de- + coquere to cook, boil. See Cook to decoct. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Decoct

declining declinist declinists declinometer declinometer declive declivis declivities declivitous declivity

Declomycin declutch deco decoagulant decoct (current term) decoct (current term) decocted decocting decoction decoction

decoctions decoction mashing decoction process decoctive decocts decode decoded decoder decoders decodes

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