v. t.
a. Capable of being boiled or digested. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. décoction, L. decoctio. ]
In decoction . . . it either purgeth at the top or settleth at the bottom. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
If the plant be boiled in water, the strained liquor is called the decoction of the plant. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]
In pharmacy decoction is opposed to infusion, where there is merely steeping. Latham. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A decoction. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]