Recipe

Recipe
Recipe Rec"i*pe (r[e^]s"[i^]*p[-e]), n.; pl. {Recipes} (r[e^]s"[i^]*p[=e]z). [L., imperative of recipere to take back, take in, receive. See {Receive}.] A formulary or prescription for making some combination, mixture, or preparation of materials; a receipt. [1913 Webster]

2. a prescription for medicine. [archaic] [1913 Webster]

2. a prescription for medicine. [archaic] [1913 Webster]

3. a set of directions for preparing food from its ingredients. [PJC]

4. a method or procedure for accomplishing a goal by defined steps; -- implying a high probability of achieving the goal; as, a recipe for success. Also used in a negative sense, as, a recipe for disaster. [PJC]


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  • recipe — recípe s. n. Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  RECÍPE s.n. (med.) Termen folosit în prescripţiile medicale pentru a arăta că trebuie să se respecte întocmai compoziţia farmaceutică şi dozele specificate. [Abrev. rp. /… …   Dicționar Român

  • recipe — (n.) 1580s, medical prescription, from M.Fr. récipé, from L. recipe take!, imperative of recipere to take (see RECEIVE (Cf. receive)); word written by physicians at the head of prescriptions. Meaning instructions for preparing food first recorded …   Etymology dictionary

  • recipe — (izg. rȅcipe) DEFINICIJA med. uzmi, primi, stavi (na liječničkim receptima, kratica R, Rs ili Rp) ETIMOLOGIJA vidi recept …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • recipe — ► NOUN 1) a list of ingredients and instructions for preparing a dish. 2) something likely to lead to a particular outcome: a recipe for disaster. ORIGIN Latin, receive! (originally used as an instruction in medical prescriptions) …   English terms dictionary

  • Recĭpe — (lat.), nimm, s. u. Recept …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Recĭpe — (lat.), nimm auf Rezepten …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Recipe — Recĭpe (lat., abgekürzt rc., rec.), nimm! (auf Rezepten) …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Recipe — Recipe, lat., s. Receptirkunst; Recipiend, Aufzunehmender. Recipient, Aufnehmer; in der Chemie und Physik die Vorlage, ein Gefäß, in welchem sich bei der Destillation, Sublimation und Gasentwicklung die ausgeschiedene Substanz sammeln soll …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • recipe — index system Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • recipe — / rɛtʃipe/ v. lat. [imperat. di recipere, propr. prendi ], usato in ital. come s.m. invar., non com. [prescrizione medica] ▶◀ prescrizione, ricetta …   Enciclopedia Italiana

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