infusion
noun
[ ɪnˈfjuːʒ(ə)n ]
• a drink, remedy, or extract prepared by soaking tea leaves or herbs in liquid.
• "a strong rosemary infusion"
• the introduction of a new element or quality into something.
• "the infusion of $6.3 million for improvements"
• the slow injection of a substance into a vein or tissue.
• "a four-hour intravenous infusion"
Origin:
late Middle English (denoting the pouring in of a liquid): from Latin infusio(n- ), from the verb infundere (see infuse).
