Definition of Concoction. Meaning of Concoction. Synonyms of Concoction

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Definition of Concoction

Concoction
Concoction Con*coc"tion, n. [L. concoctio.] 1. A change in food produced by the organs of nutrition; digestion. [Obs.] 2. The act of concocting or preparing by combining different ingredients; also, the food or compound thus prepared. 3. The act of digesting in the mind; planning or devising; rumination. --Donne. 4. (Med.) Abatement of a morbid process, as a fever and return to a normal condition. [Obs.] 5. The act of perfecting or maturing. [Obs.] --Bacon.

Meaning of Concoction from wikipedia

- Concoction is the process of preparing a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients, and also the result of such a process. Historically...
- Concoction rice is a home-made food in Nigeria prepared instead of jollof rice or conventional white rice. The major ingredients used in making the food...
- family typically administers the concoction rather than the concoction man. Following the death of the child, "the concoction man wraps it in an old sleeping...
- introduced to New Yorkers by Gilmore's Steak House. It's an intricate concoction that takes ages to prepare and contains (zowie!) lots of garlic, raw or...
- exported to Britain in the 18th century when Indian merchants sold a concoction of ****es, similar to garam masala, to the British East India Company...
- February 2009, Perry told Seventeen that her fashion style was "a bit of a concoction of different things" and stated she enjo**** humor in her clothing. She...
- lean increases the chance of respiratory depression. It seems that the concoction does not cause seizures itself, but increases their likelihood in those...
- addictive drugs such as cocaine, amphetamine, alcohol, and opium-based concoctions or elixirs, to be sold at medicine shows as medication or products promoting...
- Hungary.[citation needed] The King of France Louis XIV (1638–1715) used a concoction of scents called "heavenly water" to perfume his shirts; It consisted...
- audition for this role as she said "That's just kind of an interesting concoction I hadn't read before". On 2 September 2014, Emilia Clarke and Sam Claflin...