Associations to the word «Decoction»

Wiktionary

DECOCTION, noun. An extraction or essence of something, obtained by boiling it down.

Dictionary definition

DECOCTION, noun. (pharmacology) the extraction of water-soluble drug substances by boiling.

Wise words

Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.
Baruch Spinoza