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noun

Confection n.

A composition of different materials. (Obs.) "A new confection of mold."

A preparation of fruits or roots, etc., with sugar; a sweetmeat. "Certain confections... are like to candied conserves, and are made of sugar and lemons."

A composition of drugs.

(Med.) A soft solid made by incorporating a medicinal substance or substances with sugar, sirup, or honey. Note: The pharmacopoeias 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.

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