Concoction vs. Mixture

Concoctionnoun

The preparing of a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients.

Concoctionnoun

A mixture prepared in such a way.

Concoctionnoun

Something made up, an invention.

Concoctionnoun

(obsolete) Digestion (of food etc.).

Concoctionnoun

The act of digesting in the mind; rumination.

Concoctionnoun

Abatement of a morbid process, such as fever, and return to a normal condition.

Concoctionnoun

(obsolete) The act of perfecting or maturing.

Concoctionnoun

A change in food produced by the organs of nutrition; digestion.

Concoctionnoun

The act of concocting or preparing by combining different ingredients; also, the food or compound thus prepared.

Concoctionnoun

The act of digesting in the mind; planning or devising; rumination.

Concoctionnoun

Abatement of a morbid process, as a fever and return to a normal condition.

Concoctionnoun

The act of perfecting or maturing.

Concoctionnoun

any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients;

Concoctionnoun

an occurrence of an unusual mixture;

Concoctionnoun

the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose;

Concoctionnoun

the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components

Concoction

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, the word referred to digestion, as conceived by Aristotle who theorized that this was the result of the heat of the body acting upon the material, causing it to mature and ripen.The term later came to refer to liquid broths, cocktails and potions which are similarly formed by heating or blending multiple ingredients.

Mixturenoun

The act of mixing.

Mixturenoun

Something produced by mixing.

Mixturenoun

Something that consists of diverse elements.

Mixturenoun

A medicinal compound.

Mixturenoun

(India) A mix of different dry foods as a snack, especially chevda or Bombay mix.

Mixturenoun

The act of mixing, or the state of being mixed; as, made by a mixture of ingredients.

Mixturenoun

That which results from mixing different ingredients together; a compound; as, to drink a mixture of molasses and water; - also, a medley.

Mixturenoun

An ingredient entering into a mixed mass; an additional ingredient.

Mixturenoun

A kind of liquid medicine made up of many ingredients; esp., as opposed to solution, a liquid preparation in which the solid ingredients are not completely dissolved.

Mixturenoun

A mass of two or more ingredients, the particles of which are separable, independent, and uncompounded with each other, no matter how thoroughly and finely commingled; - contrasted with a compound and solution; thus, gunpowder is a mechanical mixture of carbon, sulphur, and niter.

Mixturenoun

An organ stop, comprising from two to five ranges of pipes, used only in combination with the foundation and compound stops; - called also furniture stop. It consists of high harmonics, or overtones, of the ground tone.

Mixturenoun

(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)

Mixturenoun

any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients;

Mixturenoun

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things;

Mixturenoun

an event that combines things in a mixture;

Mixturenoun

the act of mixing together;

Mixture

In chemistry, a mixture is a material made up of two or more different substances which are not chemically combined. A mixture is the physical combination of two or more substances in which the identities are retained and are mixed in the form of solutions, suspensions and colloids.Mixtures are one product of mechanically blending or mixing chemical substances such as elements and compounds, without chemical bonding or other chemical change, so that each ingredient substance retains its own chemical properties and makeup.