ad·mix·ture
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| 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. |
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admixture
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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.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| 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] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
Admixture
Ad*mix"ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. admiscere, admixtum, to admix; ad + miscere to mix. See Mix.]1. The act of mixing; mixture. 2. The compound formed by mixing different substances together. 3. That which is mixed with anything.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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