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[[File:An_apothecary_making_a_concoction_in_the_street_outside_his_Wellcome_V0010726.jpg|thumb|right|An [[apothecary]] making a concoction]] | [[File:An_apothecary_making_a_concoction_in_the_street_outside_his_Wellcome_V0010726.jpg|thumb|right|An [[apothecary]] making a 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. | '''Concoction''' is the process of preparing a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients, and also the result of such a process. | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
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The term later came to refer to liquid [[broth]]s, [[cocktail]]s and [[potion]]s which are similarly formed by heating or blending multiple ingredients. Concoctions that were made in [[apothecaries]], or as used in [[traditional medicine]], rather than nourishment or pleasure (in which case it would be [[cookery]] or [[cuisine]]). In a medical context, such concoctions have largely been superseded by [[modern medicine]]. | The term later came to refer to liquid [[broth]]s, [[cocktail]]s and [[potion]]s which are similarly formed by heating or blending multiple ingredients. Concoctions that were made in [[apothecaries]], or as used in [[traditional medicine]], rather than nourishment or pleasure (in which case it would be [[cookery]] or [[cuisine]]). In a medical context, such concoctions have largely been superseded by [[modern medicine]]. | ||
In modern usage, the term may refer more loosely to any mixture of various ingredients, including [[soups]] and [[cocktails]], | <!--T:4--> | ||
In modern usage, the term may refer more loosely to any mixture of various ingredients, including [[soups]] and [[cocktails]], or abstract ingredients, such as [[design]] elements in [[architecture]] or [[fashion]], or an elaborate [[wikt:excuse|excuse]]. | |||
In such uses, the term often retains a [[connotation]] that the mixture is strange, unusual, or elaborate. | |||
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