- 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 - 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 - 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 - 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