infusion

Noun

• the act of infusing or introducing a certain modifying element or quality
  • the team's continued success is attributable to a steady infusion of new talent
    

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

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

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