Synonyms for decoction
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : dih-kok-shuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈkɒk ʃən |
Top 10 synonyms for decoction Other synonyms for the word decoction
- abstract
- aftermath
- aqua vitae
- artifact
- battery acid
- blend
- borscht
- bowl
- brew
- broth
- by-product
- café
- café au lait
- café noir
- citation
- clipping
- composition
- compound
- concentrate
- concoction
- confection
- consequence
- consommé
- contrivance
- creation
- crop
- cutting
- decaf
- decoction
- demitasse
- device
- dishwater
- distillate
- distillation
- drinkable
- effect
- elicitation
- elixir
- emolument
- espresso
- essence
- excerpt
- extract
- fabrication
- firewater
- fluid
- forty weight
- fruit
- gain
- gumbo
- handiwork
- hard stuff
- hodge-podge
- hot stuff
- inebriant
- infusion
- ink
- intoxicant
- invention
- issue
- jamocha
- java
- joe
- juice
- legacy
- line
- liquid
- manufacture
- medicine
- merchandise
- mixture
- mocha
- moonshine
- mud
- offshoot
- olio
- outcome
- outgrowth
- output
- passage
- perk
- poison
- porridge
- potable
- potage
- potpourri
- pottage
- preparation
- produce
- product
- production
- profit
- puree
- quotation
- realization
- result
- returns
- sauce
- selection
- solvent
- spinoff
- spirits
- splash
- stock
- synthetic
- the bottle
- tincture
- upshot
- varnish remover
- vichyssoise
- whiskey
- work
- yield
Définition of decoction
Origin :- late 14c., from French décoction (13c.) or directly from Latin decoctionem (nominative decoctio) "a boiling down," noun of action from past participle stem of decoquere "to boil down," from de- "down" (see de-) + coquere "to cook" (see cook (n.)).
- As in liquor : noun drink; alcoholic beverage
- As in preparation : noun something concocted, put together
- As in product : noun result or goods created
- As in broth : noun soup, usually clear
- As in coffee : noun hot beverage made from beans of a tree
- As in extract : noun something condensed from whole
- The decoction ready, Leon rubbed it in thoroughly into Stuart's skin.
- Extract from : « Plotting in Pirate Seas » by Francis Rolt-Wheeler
- Our children drink a decoction of ideal love, at the breast.
- Extract from : « Fantasia of the Unconscious » by D. H. Lawrence
- He was directed to take the decoction of Digitalis night and morning.
- Extract from : « An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses » by William Withering
- He took the decoction with three drams, and was soon relieved.
- Extract from : « An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses » by William Withering
- It is yellow, and the decoction from it is almost colorless.
- Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 » by Various
- In decoction it is used as an eye-wash in catarrhal conjunctivitis.
- Extract from : « The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines » by T. H. Pardo de Tavera
- A decoction of the leaves is purgative and is used in lead colic.
- Extract from : « The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines » by T. H. Pardo de Tavera
- The decoction is made of 60 grams of the entire plant to 750 cc.
- Extract from : « The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines » by T. H. Pardo de Tavera
- It is emollient and, in decoction, is used as a substitute for flaxseed.
- Extract from : « The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines » by T. H. Pardo de Tavera
- The flowers are given in decoction for headache and the fruit is emmenagogue.
- Extract from : « The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines » by T. H. Pardo de Tavera
Antonyms for decoction
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