infusion

US: /ˌɪnˈfjuʒən/
UK: /ɪnfjˈuːʒən/


English Vietnamese dictionary


infusion /in'fju:ʤn/
  • danh từ
    • sự pha; chất để pha
    • nước pha, nước sắc
    • sự truyền, sự truyền cho
    • (y học) sự tiêm truyền, sự tiêm

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun [C, U]
1 ~ of sth (into sth) (formal) the act of adding sth to sth else in order to make it stronger or more successful: a cash / capital infusion + an infusion of new talent into science education + The company needs an infusion of new blood (= new employees with new ideas).
2 a drink or medicine made by soaking herbs, etc. in hot water: an infusion of chamomile
3 [C, U] (medical) an act of slowly putting a drug or other substance into a person's VEIN; the drug that is used in this way

Concise English dictionary


infusionsɪn'fjuːʒn
noun
+a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
+the process of extracting certain active properties (as a drug from a plant) by steeping or soaking (usually in water)
+(medicine) the passive introduction of a substance (a fluid or drug or electrolyte) into a vein or between tissues (as by gravitational force)
+the act of infusing or introducing a certain modifying element or quality