infusion

infusion has 9 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 8.

Definitions

• v. t.. The act of infusing, pouring in, or instilling; instillation; as, the infusion of good principles into the mind; the infusion of ardor or zeal.
• v. t.. That which is infused; suggestion; inspiration.
• v. t.. The act of plunging or dipping into a fluid; immersion.
• v. t.. The act or process of steeping or soaking any substance in water in order to extract its virtues.
• v. t.. The liquid extract obtained by this process.
• n.. 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"
• n.. (medicine) the passive introduction of a substance (a fluid or drug or electrolyte) into a vein or between tissues (as by gravitational force)
• n.. the process of extracting certain active properties (as a drug from a plant) by steeping or soaking (usually in water)
• n.. a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)