n.
1.a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
2.the process of extracting certain active properties (as a drug from a plant) by steeping or soaking (usually in water)
3.(medicine) the passive introduction of a substance (a fluid or drug or electrolyte) into a vein or between tissues (as by gravitational force)
4.the act of infusing or introducing a certain modifying element or quality
Idiom of the Day
not take no for an answer
to not accept someone's refusal
My aunt would not take no for an answer when I said that I could not eat dinner at her house.