DECOCT


Meaning of DECOCT in English

[ dɪ'kɒkt ]

■ verb archaic extract the essence from (something) by heating or boiling it.

Origin

ME: from L. ~- , decoquere 'boil down', from de- 'down' + coquere 'cook'.

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