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succussion

succussion

1 9.9
Shaking a bottle to mix the liquid inside
  • noun
  • /səˈkʌʃən/
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  • The laboratory technician performed a quick succussion of the solution to ensure all components were well combined.

Examples

  • Basically, the investigators looked at whether succussion in addition to dilution matters.

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  • No previous research has directly examined the effects in human populations of a given remedy dilution prepared with different numbers of succussions.

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  • Table 3 looks at the number of succussion steps.

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  • The homeopathic process of dilution and succussion creates energy medicine.

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  • The succussion steps are supposedly absolutely critical, as they "potentize" the solution of the homeopathic remedy.

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  • Yes, it's an R21, and yes, one could argue that it's fairly impressive (for a believer in homeopathy) that Dr. Bell would like to actually test the effects of succussion on the production of homeopathic remedies.

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  • I don't at all believe in homeopathy, but according to homeopaths, that's because normal water doesn't go through "succussion" (shaking the water by forcefully striking the container the water is in).

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  • Within a session, remedies and control solvents were administered via 2-second sniffs (8 sniffs of each of 4 different succussion levels for the potency in randomized order).

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  • The process of succussion involves vigorously shaking the mixture to enhance its effectiveness.

  • In homeopathy, they believe that succussion helps to energize the remedy by mixing it thoroughly.

Synonyms

shaking
vssuccussion
52 1.8

A quick repeated movement back and forth or up and down that makes things tremble

is a deliberate motion used to mix or energize a liquid
agitation
vssuccussion
1 4.8

Moving something quickly to mix or clean it

is a deliberate forceful motion aimed at mixing or energizing a liquid
churning
vssuccussion
4.9

Water that moves in strong, swirling ways

is a forceful motion intended to mix or energize without violent swirl

How Strongly

agitation
1 4.8
succussion
1 9.9
shaking
52 1.8
stirring
1 1.0

Surface Forms

succussion singular
succussions plural

Morphology

succussion = succuss (opaque) = succuss + ion

Built from the rare verb 'succuss' with the productive suffix '-ion'; even though the meaning 'act of shaking' is literal, the uncommon base makes it hard for learners to derive.

Etymology

Succussion comes from the Latin succutere, which means 'to shake', and it is the same root as concussion, a strong shaking. So when you hear succussion for a bottle or sample, it means a quick shake to mix or energize the liquid inside.