Noah Webster
Elixation
ELIXA'TION, noun [Latin elixus, from elixio, to boil, to moisten or macerate, from lixo, lix.]
1. The act of boiling or stewing; also, concoction in the stomach; digestion.
2. In pharmacy, the extraction of the virtues of ingredients by boiling or stewing; also, lixiviation.