a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers: a love potion; a sleeping potion.
Origin of potion
1300–50; Middle English pocion<Latin pōtiōn- (stem of pōtiō) a drinking, equivalent to pōt(us), variant of pōtātus, past participle of pōtāre to drink + -iōn--ion; replacing Middle English pocioun<Anglo-French <Latin, as above
Sheldrake focused on Stamets’ solution for colony collapse disorder, feeding bees a fungal potion that can squelch a virus they may carry from environmental toxins.
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The rooms come equipped with 4-poster wooden beds, potion bottles, cauldrons, and Hogwartsian accents—perfect for us mere muggles.
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They are then blended with chicken broth and that potion is thickened with cream.
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He takes the potion, regenerates and says, “Doctor, no more.”
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They give him a potion that will let him pick his next regeneration.
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Mr. Gold, however, had other ideas, and tricked both Emma and Regina (Lana Parilla), taking the potion for himself.
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This man declared that the count was suffering from an attack of dysentery, and made him drink a potion which he prepared at once.
The Indian Chief|Gustave Aimard
This tea is a potion from the saswood tree, which grows all over this country and is a deadly poison.
Stanley in Africa|James P. Boyd
He drank in the violent salt air as though it were a potion magic in power.
Double Harness|Anthony Hope
Then, swallowing his potion, he went lurching down the steps without another word.
Waring's Peril|Charles King
I wish the potion had been made in the new moon; however, it has been blessed.
Tancred|Benjamin Disraeli
British Dictionary definitions for potion
potion
/ (ˈpəʊʃən) /
noun
a drink, esp of medicine, poison, or some supposedly magic beverage
a rare word for beverage
Word Origin for potion
C13: via Old French from Latin pōtiō a drink, especially a poisonous one, from pōtāre to drink