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infusion
 
Noun infusion has 4 senses
  1. infusion, extract - a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
    --1 is a kind of solution
    --1 has particulars: beef tea, Bovril; black catechu, catechu; pancreatin
  2. infusion - the process of extracting certain active properties (as a drug from a plant) by steeping or soaking (usually in water)
    --2 is a kind of     extraction
    Derived form: verb infuse3
  3. infusion - (medicine) the passive introduction of a substance (a fluid or drug or electrolyte) into a vein or between tissues (as by gravitational force)
    --3 is a kind of     instillation, instillment, instilment
    Derived form: verb infuse5
  4. infusion - the act of infusing or introducing a certain modifying element or quality; "the team's continued success is attributable to a steady infusion of new talent"
    --4 is a kind of     change of state
    Derived form: verb infuse2
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