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Concoction vs Preparation - What's the difference?

concoction | preparation |

As nouns the difference between concoction and preparation

is that concoction is (obsolete) digestion (of food etc) while preparation is preparation.

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)

    preparation

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The act of preparing or getting ready.
  • That which is prepared.
  • (countable) A substance, especially a remedy, that is prepared.
  • The traditional remedy is a bitter preparation made from steamed herbs.

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