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infusion

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: infusion

1
 n
the act of infusing or introducing a certain modifying element or quality
2
 n
the process of extracting certain active properties (as a drug from a plant) by steeping or soaking (usually in water)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: infusion
1

n the act of infusing or introducing a certain modifying element or quality

“the team's continued success is attributable to a steady infusion of new talent”
Type of:
change of state
the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics

n (medicine) the passive introduction of a substance (a fluid or drug or electrolyte) into a vein or between tissues (as by gravitational force)

Type of:
instillation, instillment, instilment
the introduction of a liquid (by pouring or injection) drop by drop
2

n the process of extracting certain active properties (as a drug from a plant) by steeping or soaking (usually in water)

Type of:
extraction
the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means

n a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)

Synonyms:
extract
Types:
Bovril, beef tea
an extract of beef (given to people who are ill)
black catechu, catechu
extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dyeing and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally
pancreatin
extract from the pancreas of animals that contains pancreatic enzymes; used to treat pancreatitis and other conditions involving insufficient pancreatic secretions
Type of:
solution
a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
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