concoction

Noun

WordNet 3.0

any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients“he volunteered to taste her latest concoction”“he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade”Synonyms: mixture intermixture
an occurrence of an unusual mixture“it suddenly spewed out a thick green concoction”
the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose“his testimony was a concoction”“she has no peer in the concoction of mystery stories”
the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of componentsSynonyms: confection

Concoction \Con*coc"tion\, n. [L. concoctio.]

1.A change in food produced by the organs of nutrition; digestion. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

2.The act of concocting or preparing by combining different ingredients; also, the food or compound thus prepared. [1913 Webster]

3.The act of digesting in the mind; planning or devising; rumination. --Donne. [1913 Webster]

4.(Med.) Abatement of a morbid process, as a fever and return to a normal condition. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

5.The act of perfecting or maturing. [Obs.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]