decoct

  • 1decoct — DECÓCT, decocturi, s.n. Soluţie apoasă obţinută prin fierberea anumitor plante alimentare sau medicinale, în vederea extragerii principiilor active din acestea. [var.: (reg.) dicóct s.n.] – Din germ. Dekokt, lat. decoctum. Trimis de dante,… …

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  • 2Decoct — De*coct , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decocted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decocting}.] [L. decoctus, p. p. of decoquere to boil down; de + coquere to cook, boil. See {Cook} to decoct.] 1. To prepare by boiling; to digest in hot or boiling water; to extract the… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3Decoct — Decoct, Abkochung, Absud, nennt man in der Pharmacie die durch Abkochen fester organischer Stoffe mit Wasser erhaltene Auflösung, in welcher alsdann die wirksamen Bestandtheile jener Stoffe enthalten sind. Durch Abkochen ausgezogen werden… …

    Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • 4decoct — index distill Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 5decoct — (v.) early 15c., from L. decoctus, pp. of decoquere (see DECOCTION (Cf. decoction)). Related: Decocted; decocting …

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  • 6decoct — [dē käkt′] vt. [ME decocten < pp. of L decoquere, to boil down < de , down + coquere, COOK] to extract the essence, flavor, etc. of by boiling …

    English World dictionary

  • 7decoct — [dɪ kɒkt] verb archaic extract the essence from (something) by heating or boiling it. Origin ME: from L. decoct , decoquere boil down , from de down + coquere cook …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 8Decoct, das — Das Decóct, des es, plur. die e, ein flüssiger Körper, welcher die Kräfte anderer durch das Kochen an sich genommen hat; aus dem Latein. Decoctum. S. Absud …

    Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart

  • 9decoct — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin decoctus, past participle of decoquere, from de + coquere to cook more at cook Date: 15th century 1. to extract the flavor of by boiling 2. boil down, concentrate …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 10decoct — /di kokt /, v.t. to extract the flavor or essence of by boiling. [1375 1425; late ME decocten < L decoctus boiled down; see DECOCTION] * * * …

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