Found 3 items, similar to confection.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: confection manisan, pakaian konfeksi, pembuluh, permen
English → English (WordNet) Definition: confection confection n 1: a food rich in sugar [syn: sweet, confectionery] 2: the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components [syn: concoction] v : make into a confection; “This medicine is home-confected” [syn: confect, comfit]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Confection Confection \Con*fec"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. confectio.] 1. A composition of different materials. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] A new confection of mold. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. A preparation of fruits or roots, etc., with sugar; a sweetmeat. [1913 Webster] Certain confections . . . are like to candied conserves, and are made of sugar and lemons. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 3. A composition of drugs. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. (Med.) A soft solid made by incorporating a medicinal substance or substances with sugar, sirup, or honey. [1913 Webster] Note: The pharmacop[oe]ias formerly made a distinction between conserves (made of fresh vegetable substances and sugar) and electuaries (medicinal substances combined with sirup or honey), but the distinction is now abandoned and all are called confections. [1913 Webster]