insuccation

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnsəˈkeɪʃən/

Noun

insuccation (plural insuccations)

1. (obsolete) The act of soaking or moistening; maceration; solution in the juice of herbs.
   • 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:

     The medicating and insuccation of seeds

References

“insuccation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• succination