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infusion

/ɪnˈfjuːʒən/noun3 syllables

Infusion means: a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water).

Synonyms for infusion1

noun, as in a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)

extract

What does infusion mean?4

noun

1

a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)

2

the process of extracting certain active properties (as a drug from a plant) by steeping or soaking (usually in water)

3

(medicine) the passive introduction of a substance (a fluid or drug or electrolyte) into a vein or between tissues (as by gravitational force)

4

the act of infusing or introducing a certain modifying element or quality“the team's continued success is attributable to a steady infusion of new talent”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with infusion?11

two syllables

fusion
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Infusion in a sentence

  • The infusion is stored in a cool place for no more than three days.AlanF_US
  • Socrates was sentenced to death by drinking an infusion of poison hemlock.shekitten

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Forms of infusion

as a noun

plural
infusions