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decoction vs extraction

extraction vs decoction

decoction and extraction both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decoction Yes No No No
extraction Yes No No No
As nouns, extraction is a hypernym of decoction; that is, extraction is a word with a broader meaning than decoction:
  • decoction: (pharmacology) the extraction of water-soluble drug substances by boiling
  • extraction: the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means
decoction (noun) extraction (noun)
(pharmacology) the extraction of water-soluble drug substances by boiling the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force)
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the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means
Difference between decoction and extraction

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