INFUSION
Dictionary entry overview: What does infusion mean?
• INFUSION (noun)
The noun INFUSION has 4 senses:
1. a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
2. the process of extracting certain active properties (as a drug from a plant) by steeping or soaking (usually in water)
3. (medicine) the passive introduction of a substance (a fluid or drug or electrolyte) into a vein or between tissues (as by gravitational force)
4. the act of infusing or introducing a certain modifying element or quality
Familiarity information: INFUSION used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• INFUSION (noun)
Meaning:
A solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
extract; infusion
Hypernyms ("infusion" is a kind of...):
solution (a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "infusion"):
beef tea; Bovril (an extract of beef (given to people who are ill))
black catechu; catechu (extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dying and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally)
pancreatin (extract from the pancreas of animals that contains pancreatic enzymes; used to treat pancreatitis and other conditions involving insufficient pancreatic secretions)
Meaning:
The process of extracting certain active properties (as a drug from a plant) by steeping or soaking (usually in water)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("infusion" is a kind of...):
extraction (the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means)
Meaning:
(medicine) the passive introduction of a substance (a fluid or drug or electrolyte) into a vein or between tissues (as by gravitational force)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("infusion" is a kind of...):
instillation; instillment; instilment (the introduction of a liquid (by pouring or injection) drop by drop)
Domain category:
medical specialty; medicine (the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques)
Meaning:
The act of infusing or introducing a certain modifying element or quality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
the team's continued success is attributable to a steady infusion of new talent
Hypernyms ("infusion" is a kind of...):
change of state (the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics)
