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coction.

An act of boiling.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɑkʃən/General-American/ˈkɒkʃən/Received-Pronunciation
  1. An act of boiling.

    obsolete
  2. Digestion.

    obsolete
  3. The change which the humoralists believed morbific matter undergoes before elimination.

    archaic · historical
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin coctiō.

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