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noun

formulation

a substance prepared according to a formula

In a sentence

Six example sentences with formulation, each labelled with its topic.

  • The pediatric formulation is a cherry syrup, since children under six cannot swallow the tablet the adult version uses.

    Medicine

  • Conservators matched the varnish to an eighteenth-century formulation of resin, oil, and turpentine mixed in the original proportions.

    Art

  • The new road salt uses a formulation with beet juice added, which cuts the chloride that runs into roadside streams.

    Environment

  • The new protein powder formulation adds oats and a pinch of salt, so it mixes without lumps and tastes less chalky.

    Fitness

  • The company guards its detergent formulation closely, and only four chemists know the full list of ingredients.

    Business

  • The darkroom's developer formulation mixes metol, sulfite, and borax in proportions written on a card above the sink.

    Photography

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