Concoctive

/kənˈkɑːktɪv/ adjective

Definition

Having the power or quality of concocting; serving to concoct or prepare by mixing.

Etymology

Concoct + -ive suffix indicating capacity or tendency.

Kelly Says

This adjective is so rare it's almost archaeological—you'd find it in medieval medical texts describing the stomach's 'concoctive power' to digest food, before modern chemistry had better language.

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