formula

A set way of doing something that is expected to produce a particular result.

• There is no formula for happiness.
• The show follows a familiar formula.
• They changed their winning formula last season.

How to use it: formula for something (We need a formula for lasting success.)

Similar words: method, recipe

Common phrases: formula for success, winning formula, follow a formula, find a formula

Milk made especially for babies, often from powder mixed with water.

• The baby drinks formula.
• Mix the formula with clean water.
• Which formula does your baby prefer?

Similar words: baby milk

Common phrases: infant formula, baby formula, prepare formula

The ingredients and amounts needed to make a particular mixture, or the mixture made from them.

• The cream has a new formula.
• They keep the drink’s formula secret.
• The laboratory tested three different formulas.

Similar words: formulation, recipe

Common phrases: secret formula, fuel formula, change the formula