RECIPE

recipe, formula

(noun) directions for making something

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

recipe (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; a prescription. [from 17th c.]

Now especially, a set of instructions for making or preparing food dishes. [from 18th c.]

A set of conditions and parameters of an industrial process to obtain a given result.

Anagrams

• Peirce, Pierce, piecer, pierce

Source: Wiktionary

Rec"i*pe, n.; pl. Recipes. Etym: [L., imperative of recipere to take back, take in, receive. See Receive.]

Definition: A formulary or prescription for making some combination, mixture, or preparation of materials; a receipt; especially, a prescription for medicine.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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