concoction

n. [ L. concoctio. ] 1. A change in food produced by the organs of nutrition; digestion. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act of concocting or preparing by combining different ingredients; also, the food or compound thus prepared. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The act of digesting in the mind; planning or devising; rumination. Donne. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Med.) Abatement of a morbid process, as a fever and return to a normal condition. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

5. The act of perfecting or maturing. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]