concoction

What it means

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

   Salt is a very favoured ingredient of spell-binding concoctions.

   1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 178

   1 more example

   Deer Sperm: In ancient times, this was used as an ingredient on aphrodisiac concoctions. An example of organotherapy.

   1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 74

2. countableuncountableA mixture prepared in such a way.

   Years later, she had found out about the Voodoo drink - a concoction of rum, gunpowder, grave-dirt and human blood. She almost retched as the taste came back to her mouth.

   1954, Ian Fleming, “Allumeuse”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 109

3. countablefigurativelyuncountableSomething made up, an invention.

In a sentence

Salt is a very favoured ingredient of spell-binding concoctions.

1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 178

Where it comes from

1. Latinconcoctiō
2. Englishconcoction

From Latin concoctiō.