infusion

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
  2. noun the process of extracting certain active properties (as a drug from a plant) by steeping or soaking (usually in water)
  3. noun (medicine) the passive introduction of a substance (a fluid or drug or electrolyte) into a vein or between tissues (as by gravitational force)

Etymology

From Middle English infusioun, from Old French infusion, from Latin infusio, infusionem (“a pouring into, a wetting, a dyeing, a flow”), from infundo.

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