coction

Jan. 21st, 2010 07:23 am
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coction (KOK-shun) - n., the act of boiling.


Making a concoction something that was boiled together, at least originally. This one is kinda rare, especially in current dictionaries, which means all I know is that it's from Latin coctio, from coquere, to boil or cook.

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