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1. infusion
noun. ['ˌɪnˈfjuːʒən'] (medicine) the passive introduction of a substance (a fluid or drug or electrolyte) into a vein or between tissues (as by gravitational force).
Synonyms
Etymology
- infusio (Latin)
- infundo (Latin)
Rhymes with Infusion
- transfusion
- reperfusion
- rediffusion
- profusion
- preclusion
- extrusion
- exclusion
- disillusion
- confusion
- conclusion
- seclusion
- intrusion
- inclusion
- diffusion
- contusion
- occlusion
- delusion
- collusion
- illusion
- allusion
Sentences with infusion
1. Noun, singular or mass
You have the option of choosing between two different methods of making mint oil: hot or cold infusion.
Quotes about infusion
1. If this humor be the safety of our race, then it is due largely to the infusion into the American people of the Irish brain.
- William Howard Taft
2. In the Cross is salvation; in the Cross is life; in the Cross is protection against our enemies; in the Cross is infusion of heavenly sweetness; in the Cross is strength of mind; in the Cross is joy of spirit; in the Cross is excellence of virtue; in the Cross is perfection of holiness. There is no salvation of soul, nor hope of eternal life, save in the Cross.
- Thomas à Kempis, The Inner Life
2. infusion
noun. ['ˌɪnˈfjuːʒən'] the act of infusing or introducing a certain modifying element or quality.
Etymology
- infusio (Latin)
- infundo (Latin)