formulation

Academic Word List, sublist 1.

About 12.69 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula. A particular linguistic construction; a turn of phrase.

   The formulation with the bare infinitive was somewhat less common.

2. noun A particular linguistic construction; a turn of phrase.

   The formulation with the bare infinitive was somewhat less common.

3. noun A medicinal preparation.

   If you liked our old shampoo, you'll love the new kinder, gentler formulation.

Similar words

conceptualization conceptualisation expression preparation formularising formularizing formulate identification defining reference

Often followed by

of and is in for that to was the

Word family

formula formulae formulas formulate formulated formulating formulations