decoction

English Thesaurus

1. (pharmacology) the extraction of water-soluble drug substances by boiling (noun.process)

hypernym	:	extraction,
definition	:	the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means (noun.process)

domain category	:	materia medica, pharmacological medicine, pharmacology,
definition	:	the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	decoct,
definition	:	extract the essence of something by boiling it (verb.change)

derivation	:	decoct,
definition	:	extract the essence of something by boiling it (verb.change)