INFUSION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of infusing or introducing a certain modifying element or quality
   Usage Example(s)
   • the team’’s continued success is attributable to a steady infusion of new talent
   Hypernyms(s) infusion is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change of state (what does change of state mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • impregnate (what does impregnate mean?)
   • infuse (what does infuse mean?)
   • instill (what does instill mean?)
   • tincture (what does tincture mean?)
2. Meaning
   • (medicine) the passive introduction of a substance (a fluid or drug or electrolyte) into a vein or between tissues (as by gravitational force)
   Hypernyms(s) infusion is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • instillation (what does instillation mean?)
   • instillment (what does instillment mean?)
   • instilment (what does instilment mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • infuse (what does infuse mean?)
3. Meaning
   • the process of extracting certain active properties (as a drug from a plant) by steeping or soaking (usually in water)
   Hypernyms(s) infusion is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • extraction (what does extraction mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • infuse (what does infuse mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
   Synonym(s)
   • extract (what does extract mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) infusion is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • solution (what does solution mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • beef tea (what does beef tea mean?)
   • Bovril (what does Bovril mean?)
   • black catechu (what does black catechu mean?)
   • catechu (what does catechu mean?)
   • pancreatin (what does pancreatin mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • press out (what does press out mean?)
   • express (what does express mean?)
   • extract (what does extract mean?)