Term: decoction: (pharmacology) the extraction of water-soluble drug substances by boiling
Candidate hypernym: extraction: the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means → 1
Candidate hypernym: zosteraceae: used in some classifications: essentially equivalent to Potamogetonaceae → 0
Candidate hypernym: boyfriend: a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman → 0
Candidate hypernym: drawstring: a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening → 0
Candidate hypernym: swage block: an iron block cut with holes and grooves to assist in cold working metal → 0
Candidate hypernym: transient: one who stays for only a short time → 0
Candidate hypernym: minister: a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador → 0
Candidate hypernym: areflexia: absence of a reflex; a sign of possible nerve damage → 0
Candidate hypernym: syncretism: the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections) → 0
Candidate hypernym: combination in restraint of trade: (law) any monopoly or contract or combination or conspiracy intended to restrain commerce (which are illegal according to antitrust laws of the United States) → 0
Candidate hypernym: heliobacter: a genus of helical or curved or straight aerobic bacteria with rounded ends and multiple flagella; found in the gastric mucosa of primates (including humans) → 0