Injection vs. Infusion

Injectionnoun

The act of injecting, or something that is injected.

Injectionnoun

A specimen prepared by injection.

Injectionnoun

(category theory) A morphism from either one of the two components of a coproduct to that coproduct.

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(construction) The act of inserting materials like concrete grout or gravel by using high pressure pumps.

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(figuratively) The supply of additional funding to a person or a business.

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(mathematics) A relation on sets (X,Y) that associates each element of Y with at most one element of X.

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(programming) The insertion of program code into an application, URL, hardware, etc.; especially when malicious or when the target is not designed for such insertion.

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(space) The act of putting a spacecraft into a particular orbit, especially for changing a stable orbit into a transfer orbit, e.g. trans-lunar injection.

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(set theory) A function that maps distinct x in the domain to distinct y in the codomain; formally, a f: X → Y such that f(a) = f(b) implies a = b for any a, b in the domain.

Injectionnoun

Something injected subcutaneously, intravenously, or intramuscularly by use of a syringe and a needle.

Injectionnoun

(steam engines) The act of throwing cold water into a condenser to produce a vacuum.

Injectionnoun

(steam engines) The cold water thrown into a condenser to produce a vacuum.

Injectionnoun

The act of injecting or throwing in; - applied particularly to the forcible insertion of a liquid or gas, by means of a syringe, pump, etc.

Injectionnoun

That which is injected; especially, a liquid inserted thrown into a cavity of the body by a syringe or pipe; a clyster; an enema.

Injectionnoun

The act or process of filling vessels, cavities, or tissues with a fluid or other substance.

Injectionnoun

The act of throwing cold water into a condenser to produce a vacuum.

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the forceful insertion of a substance under pressure

Injectionnoun

any solution that is injected (as into the skin)

Injectionnoun

the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe;

Infusionnoun

A product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities.

Infusionnoun

The act of steeping or soaking a substance in liquid so as to extract medicinal or herbal qualities.

Infusionnoun

The act of installing a quality into a person.

Infusionnoun

(obsolete) The act of dipping into a fluid.

Infusionnoun

(medicine) The administration of liquid substances directly into a vein for medical purposes; perfusion.

Infusionnoun

The act of infusing, pouring in, or instilling; instillation; as, the infusion of good principles into the mind; the infusion of ardor or zeal.

Infusionnoun

That which is infused; suggestion; inspiration.

Infusionnoun

The act of plunging or dipping into a fluid; immersion.

Infusionnoun

The act or process of steeping or soaking any substance in water in order to extract its active principles.

Infusionnoun

a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)

Infusionnoun

the process of extracting certain active properties (as a drug from a plant) by steeping or soaking (usually in water)

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(medicine) the passive introduction of a substance (a fluid or drug or electrolyte) into a vein or between tissues (as by gravitational force)

Infusionnoun

the act of infusing or introducing a certain modifying element or quality;

Infusion

Infusion is the process of extracting chemical compounds or flavors from plant material in a solvent such as water, oil or alcohol, by allowing the material to remain suspended in the solvent over time (a process often called steeping). An infusion is also the name for the resultant liquid.