decoccion

Old French

Alternative forms

• decoction

Etymology

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

Noun

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

1. decoction; coction, completion of cooking; digestion

Descendants

• → English: decoction
• French: décoction