coction

noun

coc·​tion
ˈkäkshən
plural -s
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

Word History

Etymology

Latin coction-, coctio cooking, digestion, from coctus + -ion-, -io -ion

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“Coction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coction. Accessed 6 Oct. 2024.

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