decoction
🇺🇸
/dɪˈkɑːkʃn/
🇬🇧
/dɪˈkɒkʃn/
noun
R
A strong liquid made by boiling a plant for medicine.
The doctor recommended a decoction of ginger to soothe her cough.
R
The process of making a strong liquid by boiling parts of plants for medicine.
The traditional healer taught her the decoction method to prepare herbal remedies.
translation
A strong liquid made by boiling a plant for medicine.; The process of making a strong liquid by boiling parts of plants for medicine.
Word Forms
Plural
decoctions