formulation | | |
n. (substance) | 1. formulation, preparation | a substance prepared according to a formula.; "the physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine" |
| ~ cleaner, cleanser, cleansing agent | a preparation used in cleaning something. |
| ~ chemical compound, compound | (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight. |
| ~ glycerinated gelatin | a gelatinous preparation made from gelatin and glycerin and water; used as a base for ointments and suppositories. |
| ~ nebula | a medicinal liquid preparation intended for use in an atomizer. |
| ~ polish | a preparation used in polishing. |
| ~ starch | a commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering. |
| ~ smelling salts | a pungent preparation of ammonium carbonate and perfume; sniffed as a stimulant to relieve faintness. |
n. (act) | 2. conceptualisation, conceptualization, formulation | inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally. |
| ~ creating by mental acts | the act of creating something by thinking. |
| ~ approach, plan of attack, attack | ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation.; "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"; "an attack on inflation"; "his plan of attack was misguided" |
| ~ framing | formulation of the plans and important details.; "the framing of judicial decrees" |
n. (communication) | 3. expression, formulation | the style of expressing yourself.; "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared" |
| ~ sentimentalism | the excessive expression of tender feelings, nostalgia, or sadness in any form. |
| ~ expressive style, style | a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period.; "all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper" |
| ~ honorific | an expression of respect.; "the Japanese use many honorifics" |
| ~ archaicism, archaism | the use of an archaic expression. |
| ~ boilerplate | standard formulations uniformly found in certain types of legal documents or news stories. |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| ~ idiom, parlance | a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language. |
| ~ americanism | an expression that is characteristic of English as spoken by Americans. |
| ~ anglicism, briticism, britishism | an expression that is used in Great Britain (especially as contrasted with American English). |
| ~ choice of words, phraseology, wording, diction, phrasing, verbiage | the manner in which something is expressed in words.; "use concise military verbiage" |
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