"confection" in the noun sense
1. sweet, confection
a food rich in sugar
2. confection, concoction
the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
"confection" in the verb sense
1. confect, confection, comfit
make into a confection
"This medicine is home-confected"
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