ˈresə(ˌ)pē noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin, take, imperative of recipere to take, receive — more at receive
1. : a formula for compounding a medicine or remedy : prescription
some of his recipes are printed in pharmacopoeias of today — Norman Douglas
2.
a. : a set of instructions for making something ; especially : a formula for compounding something from various ingredients
many hundreds of different recipes are used in making steel, and each ingredient is measured to a fraction of one percent — Hot-Metal Magic
b. : a formula for cooking or preparing something to be eaten or drunk : a list of ingredients and a statement of the procedure to be followed in making an item of food or drink
a recipe for salad dressing
a recipe for a new cocktail
3. : a method or procedure for doing or attaining something
attempts to extract from science the recipe for all human activities — Peggy Erskine
presents a four-page recipe for organizing and conducting a meeting — W.A.L.Johnson
a recipe for success
reading good books … is the recipe for those who would learn to read — M.J.Adler