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English

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈmɪkstʃɝ/
  • An audio transcript can be found at en-us-mixture.ogg


Noun

  1. The act of mixing.
  2. : The mixture of sulphuric acid and water produces heat.
  3. Something produced by mixing.
  4. : An alloy is a mixture of two metals.
  5. Something that consists of diverse elements
  6. : The day was a mixture of sunshine and showers.


Translations

fa:mixture fr:mixture io:mixture it:mixture hu:mixture ru:mixture fi:mixture sv:mixture ta:mixture vi:mixture tr:mixture zh:mixture

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Mixture \Mix"ture\, n. [L. mixtura, fr. miscere, mixtum, to mix:
cf. F. mixture. See Mix.]
1. The act of mixing, or the state of being mixed; as, made
by a mixture of ingredients. --Hooker.
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2. That which results from mixing different ingredients
together; a compound; as, to drink a mixture of molasses
and water; -- also, a medley.
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There is also a mixture of good and evil wisely
distributed by God, to serve the ends of his
providence. --Atterbury.
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3. An ingredient entering into a mixed mass; an additional
ingredient.
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Cicero doubts whether it were possible for a
community to exist that had not a prevailing mixture
of piety in its constitution. --Addison.
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4. (Med.) A kind of liquid medicine made up of many
ingredients; esp., as opposed to solution, a liquid
preparation in which the solid ingredients are not
completely dissolved.
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5. (Physics & Chem.) A mass of two or more ingredients, the
particles of which are separable, independent, and
uncompounded with each other, no matter how thoroughly and
finely commingled; -- contrasted with a compound and
solution; thus, gunpowder is a mechanical mixture of
carbon, sulphur, and niter.
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6. (Mus.) An organ stop, comprising from two to five ranges
of pipes, used only in combination with the foundation and
compound stops; -- called also furniture stop. It
consists of high harmonics, or overtones, of the ground
tone.
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Syn: Union; admixture; intermixture; medley.
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WordNet mixture
n 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" [syn: concoction, intermixture]
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" [syn: assortment, mixed bag, miscellany,
miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri,
motley]
4: an event that combines things in a mixture; "a gradual
mixture of cultures" [syn: mix]
5: the act of mixing together; "paste made by a mix of flour
and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording
studio" [syn: mix, commixture, admixture, intermixture,
mixing]
Moby Dictionary
English horn , admixture , alloy , alloying , amalgam , amalgamating ,
amalgamation , assemblage , assembly , associating , association ,
assortment , balm , balsam , bassoon , blend , blending , block flute ,
bombard , bourdon , brew , building , buildup , cello ,
chemical solution , claribel , clarinet , clarion , collectanea ,
combination , combining , combo , commixture , composite , composition ,
compost , compound , concert flute , concoction , confection ,
conglomerate , conglomeration , constitution , construction ,
contrariety , contrast , cornet , cornopean , cromorna , cymbel ,
decoction , decoctum , departure , deviation , diapason , difference ,
disaccord , disaccordance , disagreement , disconformity ,
discongruity , discordance , discrepancy , discreteness , disparity ,
dissent , dissimilarity , dissonance , distinction , distinctness ,
divergence , divergency , diversity , drops , drug , dulciana ,
electuary , elixir , embodiment , ensemble , ethical drug , fabrication ,
far cry , farrago , fashioning , flute stop , formation ,
foundation stop , fourniture , fusing , fusion , gallimaufry , gamba ,
gedeckt , gemshorn , generic name , getup , goulash , harmonic flute ,
hash , herbs , heterogeneity , hodgepodge , hybrid stop , immixture ,
inaccordance , incompatibility , incongruity , inconsistency ,
inconsonance , incorporation , inequality , infusion , inhalant ,
inharmoniousness , inharmony , interfusion , intermingling ,
intermixture , interweaving , irreconcilability , jumble , junction ,
koppel flute , larigot , leach , leachate , lincture , linctus ,
lixivium , magma , make , makeup , materia medica , medicament ,
medication , medicinal , medicinal herbs , medicine , medley , melange ,
melodia , merger , merging , mess , mingling , miscellanea , miscellany ,
mishmash , mix , mix-up , mixing , mutation stop , nazard ,
nonconformity , nonprescription drug , oboe , octave , oddments , odds ,
odds and ends , officinal , olio , olla podrida , omnium gatherum ,
omnium-gatherum , opposition , organ stop , organization , otherness ,
paste , patent medicine , pharmacon , physic , piccolo ,
piecing together , plein jeu , posaune , powder , preparation ,
prescription drug , principal , proprietary , proprietary medicine ,
proprietary name , putting together , quint , quintaten , ragout , rank ,
ranket , reed stop , register , rohr flute , salmagundi , separateness ,
sesquialtera , setup , shaping , shawm , simples , solution ,
spitz flute , stop , stopped diapason , stopped flute ,
string diapason , string stop , structure , structuring , sundries ,
syneresis , synthesis , syrup , theraputant , tierce , tisane , tremolo ,
trombone , trumpet , twelfth , unconformity , unda maris , unlikeness ,
unorthodoxy , variance , variation , variegation , variety ,
vegetable remedies , vibrato , viola , voix celeste , vox angelica ,
vox humana


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