infusion
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
Types & categories
- solution hypernym
- beef tea hyponym
- catechu hyponym
- pancreatin hyponym
Related & opposite
- press out derivation
Sense 2 noun
the process of extracting certain active properties (as a drug from a plant) by steeping or soaking (usually in water)
Types & categories
- extraction hypernym
Related & opposite
- infuse derivation
Sense 3 noun
(medicine) the passive introduction of a substance (a fluid or drug or electrolyte) into a vein or between tissues (as by gravitational force)
Types & categories
- instillation hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 noun
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
Types & categories
- change of state hypernym
Related & opposite
- tincture derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | press out |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | solution |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | beef tea |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | catechu |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pancreatin |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | infuse |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | extraction |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | infuse |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | medicine |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | instillation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | tincture |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | change of state |