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infusion

Syllabification: (in·fu·sion)
Pronunciation: /inˈfyo͞oZHən/
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Definition of infusion

noun

  • 1a drink, remedy, or extract prepared by soaking the leaves of a plant or herb in liquid.
  • the process of preparing an extract by soaking the leaves of a plant in liquid.
  • 2the introduction of a new element or quality into something:the infusion of $6.3 million for improvements an infusion of youthful talent
  • Medicine the slow injection of a substance into a vein or tissue.

Origin:

late Middle English (denoting the pouring in of a liquid): from Latin infusio(n-), from the verb infundere (see infuse)

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