"excoction" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: excoctions [plural]
Etymology: Latin excoctio. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|excoctio}} Latin excoctio Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} excoction (usually uncountable, plural excoctions)
  1. (obsolete) The act of excocting or boiling out. Tags: obsolete, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-excoction-en-noun-lfZ8V1Bu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

Inflected forms

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