'Coction' definitions:

Definition of 'Coction'

From: GCIDE
  • Coction \Coc"tion\, n. [L. coctio.]
  • 1. Act of boiling. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Med.) (a) Digestion. [Obs.] (b) The change which the humorists[1] believed morbific matter undergoes before elimination. [Obs.] --Dunglison. [1913 Webster]