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mix·ture

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–noun

1.	a product of mixing.

2.	any combination or blend of different elements, kinds, qualities, etc.: a mixture of good and bad traits.

3.	Chemistry, Physics. an aggregate of two or more substances that are not chemically united and that exist in no fixed proportion to each other.

4.	a fabric woven of yarns combining various colors: a heather mixture.

5.	the act of mixing or the state of being mixed.

6.	an added element or ingredient; admixture.

[Origin: 1425–75; late ME < L mixtūra, equiv. to mixt(us) mixed + -ūra -ure

]

—Synonyms 1. blend, combination; compound. 2. conglomeration, miscellany, jumble; medley; mélange, potpourri, hodgepodge.

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mix·ture Audio Help (mĭks'chər) Pronunciation Key
n.

1. The act or process of mixing: an alloy made from the mixture of two metals.
2. The condition of being mixed: the inevitable mixtures of urban neighborhoods.
Something produced by mixing.
One that consists of diverse elements: The day was a mixture of sun and clouds.
A fabric made of different kinds of thread or yarn.
Chemistry A composition of two or more substances that are not chemically combined with each other and are capable of being separated.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin mixtūra, from mixtus, past participle of miscēre, to mix; see meik- in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: These nouns refer to a combination produced by mixing. Mixture has the widest application: She routinely drank a mixture of tea and honey. "He showed a curious mixture of eagerness and terror" (Francis Parkman).
Blend and amalgam imply that the original components have lost their distinctness: The novel is a fascinating blend of romance and realism. The comedian's act was an amalgam of incisive wit and unceasing good humor.
Admixture suggests that one of the components is dissimilar to the others: a perfume containing an essential oil with a large admixture of alcohol.
A compound constitutes a new and independent entity: The school's program is a compound of scholarship and athleticism.
A composite has components that may retain part of their identities: a musical suite that is a composite of operatic themes.

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mixture
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" [syn: concoction]
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"
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]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
mixture1 [ˈmikstʃə] noun

the result of mixing things or people together
Example: a mixture of eggs, flour and milk

Arabic:	مَزيج، خَليط
Chinese (Simplified):	混合物
Chinese (Traditional):	混合物
Czech:	směs(ice)
Danish:	blanding; -blanding
Dutch:	mengsel
Estonian:	segu
Finnish:	sekoitus
French:	mélange
German:	die Mischung
Greek:	μείγμα
Hungarian:	keverék
Icelandic:	blanda
Indonesian:	campuran
Italian:	miscuglio, miscela

Japanese:	混合物
Korean:	혼합
Latvian:	maisījums
Lithuanian:	mišinys
Norwegian:	røre, blanding
Polish:	mieszanina
Portuguese (Brazil):	mistura
Portuguese (Portugal):	mistura
Romanian:	amestec
Russian:	смесь
Slovak:	zmes
Slovenian:	mešanica
Spanish:	mezcla
Swedish:	blandning
Turkish:	karışım

mixture2 [ˈmikstʃə] noun

a number of things mixed together and used for a given purpose
Example: The doctor gave the baby some cough mixture.

Arabic:	مَزيج
Chinese (Simplified):	混合剂
Chinese (Traditional):	混合劑
Czech:	směs
Danish:	mikstur
Dutch:	mengsel
Estonian:	mikstuur
Finnish:	mikstuura
French:	préparation
German:	die Mixtur
Greek:	μείγμα
Hungarian:	keverék; kanalas orvosság
Icelandic:	mixtúra
Indonesian:	campuran
Italian:	mistura, sciroppo

Japanese:	混合物
Korean:	혼합물
Latvian:	mikstūra
Lithuanian:	mikstūra
Norwegian:	mikstur
Polish:	mikstura
Portuguese (Brazil):	mistura
Portuguese (Portugal):	mistura
Romanian:	poţiune
Russian:	микстура
Slovak:	zmes
Slovenian:	mešanica
Spanish:	mezcla, preparado
Swedish:	mixtur, medicin
Turkish:	karışım; … şurubu

mixture3 [ˈmikstʃə] noun

the act of mixing

Arabic:	مَزْج، خَلْط
Chinese (Simplified):	混合
Chinese (Traditional):	混合
Czech:	míchání
Danish:	blanding
Dutch:	het mengen
Estonian:	segamine
Finnish:	sekoitus
French:	mélange
German:	das Mischen
Greek:	ανάμειξη, ανακάτεμα
Hungarian:	keverés
Icelandic:	blöndun
Indonesian:	pencampuran
Italian:	mescolanza

Japanese:	混ぜること
Korean:	섞기
Latvian:	maisīšana
Lithuanian:	maišymas
Norwegian:	blanding
Polish:	mieszanie
Portuguese (Brazil):	mistura
Portuguese (Portugal):	mistura
Romanian:	amestecare
Russian:	смешивание
Slovak:	miešanie
Slovenian:	mešanje
Spanish:	mezcla
Swedish:	blandning, blandande
Turkish:	karışma

See also: be mixed up, mix-up, mixer, mix, mix up, mixed

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mixture Audio Help (mĭks'chər) Pronunciation Key
A composition of two or more substances that are not chemically combined with each other and are capable of being separated.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Mixture

Mis*tu"ra\, n. [L. See Mixture.] (Med.) (a) A mingled compound in which different ingredients are contained in a liquid state; a mixture. See Mixture, n., 4. (b) Sometimes, a liquid medicine containing very active substances, and which can only be administered by drops. --Dunglison.

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