concoction

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   The preparing of a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients.
2. 2
   A mixture prepared in such a way.
3. 3
   Something made up, an invention.
4. 4
   Digestion (of food etc.).
5. 5
   The act of digesting in the mind; rumination.
6. 6
   Abatement of a morbid process, such as fever, and return to a normal condition.
7. 7
   The act of perfecting or maturing.