ˈkäkshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin coction-, coctio cooking, digestion, from coctus + -ion-, -io -ion
1. archaic : the act or process of attaining a more perfect, more mature, or more desirable condition either through natural processes or by the intervention of foreign agents (as heat) ; specifically : digestion of food
2. archaic : suppuration conceived of especially by humoralists as a stage in the normal process of wound healing or as a phase in the development of any disease