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mixtures

[miks-cher] Origin

mix·ture

[miks-cher]
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.
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6.
an added element or ingredient; admixture.
COLLAPSE

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English < Latin mixtūra, equivalent to mixt(us) mixed + -ūra -ure

su·per·mix·ture, noun


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

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Mixtures is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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Word Origin & History

mixture
mid-15c., from L. mixtura, from mixtus (see mix).
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Medical Dictionary

mixture mix·ture (mĭks'chər)
n.

  1. A composition of two or more substances that are not chemically combined with each other and are capable of being separated.

  2. A preparation consisting of a liquid holding an insoluble medicinal substance in suspension by means of some viscid material.

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mixture   (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.
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