infusion
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ɪnˈfjuːʒən/
Noun

infusion

  1. A product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities.
    An extract of rooibos and chamomile makes a refreshing infusion.
  2. The act of steeping or soaking a substance in liquid so as to extract medicinal or herbal qualities.
  3. The act of installing a quality into a person.
    • 1602 : William Shakespeare, Hamlet, act V scene 1
      [...] but in the verity of extolment / I take him to be a soul of great article and his infusion / of such dearth and rareness as, to make true diction of / him, his semblable in his mirror, and who else would / trace him, his umbrage, nothing more.
  4. (obsolete) The act of dipping into a fluid.
  5. (medicine) The administration of liquid substances directly into a vein for medical purposes; perfusion.
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  • Russian: зава́ривание
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