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ad·mix·ture

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–noun

1.	the act of mixing; state of being mixed.

2.	anything added; any alien element or ingredient: This is a pure product; there are no admixtures.

3.	a compound containing an admixture.

[Origin: 1595–1605; < L admixt(us) + -ure, on the model of mixture

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

1. The act of mixing or mingling.
2. The state of being mingled or mixed.
Something that is produced by mixing; a mixture.
Something added in mixing. See Synonyms at mixture.

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admixture

1605, from admix (1533), a back-formation from admixt (c.1420), from L. admixtus "mixed with," pp. of admiscere "to add to by mingling, mix with," from ad- "to" + miscere "to mix" (see mix). M.E. admixt was mistaken as a pp. of a (then) non-existent M.E. *admix.

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admixture
noun
1.	the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something
2.	an additional ingredient that is added by mixing with the base; "the growing medium should be equal parts of sand and loam with an admixture of peat moss and cow manure"; "a large intermixture of sand"
3.	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]