infusion

noun

the act of infusing or introducing a certain modifying element or quality

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

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

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

Roots

fundofus- · Latin · pour

Synonyms for infusion

injectionn decoctionn instillationn extractv perfusionn steepingadj tincturen instillmentn elixirn

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The word infusion breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root fus-, from Latin fundo (“pour”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.