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Patience disguised as chemistry: leave something in liquid, let time do the stealing.
means The process of steeping a substance in liquid to extract its flavor, color, or properties, or the resulting liquid itself; also, in medicine, the slow introduction of fluid into the body.
from From Latin infundere, "to pour into" (in-, "in" + fundere, "to pour") — the same fundere that gives us "fountain," "foundry," and "refund." The word arrived in English through Old French in the late Middle Ages, first in the literal sense of pouring liquid in, later settling into the kitchen and the apothecary where the pouring became a patient soaking.
- the difference
- Hot water steeps; cold infusion takes hours but tastes sweeter
- medical version
- Drugs dripped straight into veins, bypassing the stomach entirely
- latin root
- From infundere, meaning to pour into
- not boiling
- Decoction boils the tough stuff; infusion only soaks it
- flavor heist
- Vanilla, herbs, and spices surrender their souls to oil or alcohol
tea infusion — steeping leaves in hot water, practiced globally for thousands of years
oil infusion — herbs steeped in olive oil, core technique in mediterranean cooking
cold brew concentrate — coffee grounds steeped 12-24 hours in cold water, popularized commercially since 2000s
infusion pump — medical device delivering medication intravenously, standard in hospitals worldwide