infusion

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  1. noun The act or process of infusing.
  2. noun Something infused or introduced: an economy in need of regular capital infusions.
  3. noun The liquid product obtained by infusing: prepared an infusion of medicinal herbs.
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  • On Oct. 6, Hartford received a $2.5 billion cash infusion from the German insurer Allianz. —  Dealbreaker
  • We are the market leader in infusion, which is a $3 billion global market. —  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page
  • With this new cash infusion, the Denver, CO-based company has raised a total of $39 million. —  Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now
  • Plasma NEFA R a and R d were both significantly reduced in response to AICAR infusion, and were accompanied by a significant decline in plasma NEFA concentration. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • As Parliament realized that a dying industry required economic infusion, and passed an import tax that resulted in the revolt and the beginning of the end of economic dominance for the British Empire, America faces a similar scenario. —  Technosailor.com
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  1. = French infusion = Provencal infusio, enfuzio = Spanish infusion = Portuguese infusão = Italian infusione, from Latin infusio(n-), a pouring in, a watering, from infundere, past participle infusus, pour in: see infound, infuse.
 

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