decoccion

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin decoctiō, from decoquō (I boil down), from de- + coquō (I cook).

Noun

decoccion oblique singularf (oblique plural decoccions, nominative singular decoccion, nominative plural decoccions)

  1. decoction; coction, completion of cooking; digestion

Descendants

  • English: decoction
  • French: décoction