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Mixture

//ˈmɪkstʃə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of mixing. countable, uncountable

    "The mixture of sulphuric acid and water produces heat."

  2. 2
    the act of mixing together wordnet
  3. 3
    Something produced by mixing. countable, uncountable

    "An alloy is a mixture of two metals."

  4. 4
    an event that combines things in a mixture wordnet
  5. 5
    Something that consists of diverse elements. countable, uncountable

    "The day was a mixture of sunshine and showers."

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  1. 6
    any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients wordnet
  2. 7
    A medicinal compound, typically a suspension of a solid in a solution countable, uncountable

    "A teaspoonful of the mixture to be taken three times daily after meals"

  3. 8
    a collection containing a variety of sorts of things wordnet
  4. 9
    A compound organ stop. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding) wordnet
  6. 11
    A cloth of variegated colouring. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    A mix of different dry foods as a snack, especially chevda or Bombay mix. India, countable, uncountable

Etymology

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

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