decoction
de·coc·tion
noun
1.
(pharmacology) the extraction by boiling of water-soluble drug substances
Origin
From Old French decoccion, decoction, from Latin decoctiō, from decoquō (“to boil down”), from de- + coquō (“to cook”).
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