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mixture

mix·ture

UK/ˈmɪkstʃə/ US/ˈmɪkst͡ʃɚ/ fairly common

noun

1.

(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)

2.

any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients

  • “he volunteered to taste her latest concoction”
  • “he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade”
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3.

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

  • “a great assortment of cars was on display”
  • “he had a variety of disorders”
  • “a veritable smorgasbord of religions”
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4.

an event that combines things in a mixture

  • “a gradual mixture of cultures”
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5.

the act of mixing together

  • “paste made by a mix of flour and water”
  • “the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio”
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Origin

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French misture, from Latin mixtūra (“a mixing”), from mixtus, perfect passive participle of misceō (“mix”); compare mix.

Phrases

  • bark mixture
  • Bekhterev's mixture
  • Bordeau mixture
  • Bordeaux mixture
  • Brompton mixture
  • Burgundy mixture
  • chalk mixture
  • Cheshunt mixture

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