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Noun: formulation  ,for-myû'ley-shun
  1. A substance prepared according to a formula
    "the physician prescribed a commercial formulation of the medicine";
    - preparation
     
  2. Inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally
    "The scientist's formulation of the theory took years of research";
    - conceptualization, conceptualisation [Brit]
     
  3. The style of expressing yourself
    "he suggested a better formulation";
    - expression

Derived forms: formulations

Type of: chemical compound, compound, creating by mental acts, expressive style, style

Encyclopedia: Formulation