Word: infusion
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: in
fu
sion
Definition: The act of steeping or soaking a substance in liquid so as to extract medicinal or herbal qualities.
Morphemes:
Affix: infuse
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To steep in a liquid, so as to extract the soluble constituents (usually medicinal or herbal).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: infusus
Language: la
Decoded: infusus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: poured into or on
Affix: -sion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Variant of -tion, most common in words inherited directly from Latin with an accusative singular ending in -sionem.