insuccation

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/ɪnsəˈkeɪʃən/

noun

The act of soaking or moistening; maceration; solution in the juice of herbs.

OriginLatin insucare →
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Meanings

nouninsuccation (plural insuccations)

plural insuccations

  1. obsoleteThe act of soaking or moistening; maceration; solution in the juice of herbs.

    The medicating and insuccation of seeds

    1664, J[ohn] E[velyn], Sylva, or A Discourse of Forest-trees and the Propagation of Timber in His Majesties Dominions. […], London: […] Jo[hn] Martyn, and Ja[mes] Allestry, printers to the Royal Society, […], →OCLC

Origin

  1. Latininsucare
  2. Englishinsuccation

From Latin insucare, insucatum (“to soak in”), from in- + succus, sucus (“sap”).

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APA

insuccation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insuccation

MLA

“insuccation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insuccation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “insuccation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insuccation.

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