- prescription (sense )
- a list of materials and directions for preparing a dish or drink
- any procedure for accomplishing something
Origin of recipe
L, imperative of recipere: see receive
A recipe for chocolate chip cookies.
- A set of instructions telling you how to make chocolate chip cookies is an example of a recipe.
- Making bad decisions is an example of a recipe for disaster.
The definition of a recipe is a set of instructions to follow to prepare a particular food item, or is a set of actions and steps to take that are likely to lead to a particular result.
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recipe
noun
- A set of directions with a list of ingredients for making or preparing something, especially food.
- A formula for or means to a desired end: a recipe for success.
- A medical prescription.
Origin of recipe
Latin sing. imperative of recipere to take, receive ; see receive .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural recipes)
- (medicine, archaic) A formula for preparing or using a medicine; a prescription; also, a medicine prepared from such instructions. [from 16th c.]
- Any set of instructions for preparing a mixture of ingredients. [from 17th c.]
- By extension, a plan or procedure to obtain a given end result. [from 17th c.]
- His new approach is definitely a recipe for success.
- Now especially, a set of instructions for making or preparing food dishes. [from 18th c.]
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recipe - Medical Definition
n.
A medical prescription.
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Sentence Examples
- Anyone got a good recipe for cake-with-file?
- That three-billion-letter recipe for making you is what was sequenced—deciphered and written down—in the human genome project.
- Combine delicious, uniquely flavored food with live music and entertainment, and you have a recipe for a night to remember.
- It is the recipe for, and at the same time is, heat, much as H 2 O is the formula for and is water.
- Known for its scenic views ideal for photographs, the inn features a candlelight dining area, monthly recipe specials and superior hospitality.
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