SINCE 1828
coction
noun
coc·tion
| \ ˈkäkshən\
plural -s
Definition of coction
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
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