Definition of Decoct

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

Generic synonyms: Boil
Derivative terms: Decoction

2. Verb. Be cooked until very little liquid is left. "The sauce should reduce to one cup"
Exact synonyms: Boil Down, Concentrate, Reduce
Category relationships: Cookery, Cooking, Preparation
Generic synonyms: Decrease, Diminish, Fall, Lessen
Derivative terms: Concentrate, Concentration, Concentration

3. Verb. Steep in hot water.
Generic synonyms: Infuse, Steep

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. Verb. (context: cooking) To make an infusion ¹

2. Verb. (context: cooking) To reduce, or concentrate by boiling down ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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

declutter
decluttered
declutterer
declutterers
decluttering
declutters
deco
decoagulant
decocainize
decocainized
decocainizing
decock
decocked
decocking
decocks
decoct (current term)
decocted
decocting
decoction
decoction mashing
decoction process
decoctions
decoctive
decocts
decocture
decodability
decodable
decode
decoded
decoder

Literary usage of Decoct

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Practical therapeutics by Edward John Waring (1866)
"... Dr. Graves' advises a gargle composed of T. Capsici 5Ji and decoct. Cinchona; gvj, to be used five or six times a day. The quantity of T. Capsici may be ..."

2. The Clinical Journal (1893)
"The usual drug-treatment in these wards for patients with pneumonia is Quinine, 2 grs. every four hours. This boy is taking — Ammon. Carb ... decoct. ..."

3. A Dictionary of Terms Used in Medicine and the Collateral Sciences by Richard Dennis Hoblyn (1865)
"decoct, aloes comp f^ss. to f^iss. decoct ... decoct, dulcamara f.?s«- to f,^j. decoct ... decoct ulmi ^U- to f^iv. Digitalis folia gr. ss. to gr. iij ..."

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