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

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  1. n. A change in food produced by the organs of nutrition; digestion.
  2. n. The act of concocting or preparing by combining different ingredients; also, the food or compound thus prepared.
  3. n. The act of digesting in the mind; planning or devising; rumination.
  4. n. Abatement of a morbid process, as a fever and return to a normal condition.
  5. n. The act of perfecting or maturing.
  6. n. any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients
  7. n. an occurrence of an unusual mixture
  8. n. the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose
  9. n. the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
  10. 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.
  11. Abatement of a morbid process, as a fever and return to anormal condition. [Obs.]
  12. n:100 n. any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients n. an occurrence of an unusual mixture n. the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose