verb
- present participle of decoct; extracting the essence of something by boiling
Usage: technical; chemistry/medicine
Examples
- The herbalist was decocting the medicinal roots in hot water.
- She spent the morning decocting various plant materials for her research.
- The traditional method involves decocting the bark for several hours.
- They were decocting the herbs to create a concentrated extract.
- The pharmacist was decocting the ingredients to make the tincture.
- Decocting requires maintaining a steady boil for optimal extraction.