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Concoction vs Conglomeration - What's the difference?

concoction | conglomeration | Synonyms |

Concoction is a synonym of conglomeration.


As nouns the difference between concoction and conglomeration

is that concoction is (obsolete) digestion (of food etc) while conglomeration is that which consists of many previously separate parts.

concoction

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) Digestion (of food etc.).
  • *, New York Review of Books, 2001, p.260:
    • [Sorrow] hinders concoction , refrigerates the heart, takes away stomach, colour, and sleep; thickens the blood […].
  • The preparing of a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients.
  • A mixture prepared in such a way.
  • Something made-up, an invention.
  • (obsolete, figurative) The act of digesting in the mind; rumination.
    • (John Donne)
  • (obsolete, medicine) Abatement of a morbid process, such as fever, and return to a normal condition.
  • (obsolete) The act of perfecting or maturing.
    • (Francis Bacon)

    conglomeration

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which consists of many previously separate parts.
  • An instance of conglomerating, a coming together of separate parts.

    • Synonyms

    * conglomerate