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confection 音标拼音: [kənf'ɛkʃən] n. 糖果,蜜饯 糖果,蜜饯 confection n 1: a food rich in sugar [ synonym: { sweet}, { confection}] 2: the act of creating something ( a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components [ synonym: { confection}, { concoction}] v 1: make into a confection; " This medicine is home- confected" [ synonym: { confect}, { confection}, { comfit}] Confection \ Con* fec" tion\, n. [ F., fr. L. confectio.] 1. A composition of different materials. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] A new confection of mold. -- Bacon. [ 1913 Webster] 2. A preparation of fruits or roots, etc., with sugar; a sweetmeat. [ 1913 Webster] Certain confections . . . are like to candied conserves, and are made of sugar and lemons. -- Bacon. [ 1913 Webster] 3. A composition of drugs. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 4. ( Med.) A soft solid made by incorporating a medicinal substance or substances with sugar, sirup, or honey. [ 1913 Webster] Note: The pharmacop[ oe] ias formerly made a distinction between conserves ( made of fresh vegetable substances and sugar) and electuaries ( medicinal substances combined with sirup or honey), but the distinction is now abandoned and all are called confections. [ 1913 Webster] 45 Moby Thesaurus words for " confection": Jell- O, admixture, alloy, amalgam, blancmange, blend, brew, candy, combination, combo, comfit, commixture, composite, composition, compote, compound, concoction, confectionery, confiture, conserve, decoction, decoctum, ensemble, frosting, gelatin, glaze, honey, icing, immixture, intermixture, jam, jelly, magma, marmalade, meringue, mixture, mousse, paste, preserve, sweet, sweet stuff, sweetmeat, sweets, tutti- frutti, whipped cream
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