# decoction

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪˈkɒkʃən/ · frequency rank #84,156

## Definitions
1. An extraction or essence of something, obtained by boiling it down.
2. The process of boiling something down in this way.

## Etymology
From Old French decoccion, decoction, from Latin decoctiō, from decoquō (“I boil down”), from de- + coquō (“I cook”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/decoction