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   De·coc·tion

   /dəˈkäkSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the liquor resulting from concentrating the essence of a substance by heating or boiling, especially a medicinal preparation made from a plant: "a decoction of a root"
   • ▪ the action or process of extracting the essence of something: "decoction is used for woody plant material such as roots and bark"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin decoctio(n-), from decoquere ‘boil down’ (see decoct).

   Scrabble Points: 14

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