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| de·coct [ di kókt ] (past and past participle de·coct·ed, present participle de·coct·ing, 3rd person present singular de·cocts) |
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extract essence: to extract the essence or active ingredient from a substance by boiling it
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| [15th century. < Latin decoct-, past participle of decoquere "boil down" < coquere "cook"] |
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