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Mixture Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Mixture? [n] the act of mixing together; "paste made by a mix of flour and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio" [n] an event that combines things in a mixture; "a gradual mixture of cultures" [n] any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients; "he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade" [n] a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders" [n] (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding) Synonyms \| Synonyms for Mixture: admixture \| assortment \| commixture \| concoction \| intermixture \| intermixture \| miscellanea \| miscellany \| mix \| mix \| mixed bag \| mixing \| motley \| potpourri \| salmagundi \| variety Related Terms \| Find terms related to Mixture: 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 \| English horn \| 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 \| mixing \| mix-up \| 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 See Also \| accumulation \| aggregation \| alloy \| assemblage \| batter \| blend \| collection \| colloid \| combination \| combine \| combining \| combining \| composition \| compounding \| concoction \| dough \| dressing \| eutectic \| farrago \| filling \| food product \| foodstuff \| freezing mixture \| Greek fire \| gummite \| hodgepodge \| hotchpotch \| lamellar mixture \| matte \| matter \| mechanical mixture \| melange \| metal \| mincemeat \| mineral jelly \| mingle-mangle \| mishmash \| mix \| oddments \| odds and ends \| omnium-gatherum \| oxyacetylene \| petrolatum \| petroleum jelly \| plaster \| premix \| ragbag \| range \| roux \| sampler \| selection \| soda lime \| solution \| stuffing \| substance \| suspension Mixture In Webster's Dictionary \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. 2. That which results from mixing different ingredients together; a compound; as, to drink a mixture of molasses and water; -- also, a medley. There is also a mixture of good and evil wisely distributed by God, to serve the ends of his providence. --Atterbury. 3. An ingredient entering into a mixed mass; an additional ingredient. Cicero doubts whether it were possible for a community to exist that had not a prevailing mixture of piety in its constitution. --Addison. 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. 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; thus, gunpowder is a mechanical mixture of carbon, sulphur, and niter. 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. Syn: Union; admixture; intermixture; medley.

Mixture Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Mixture?

[n] the act of mixing together; "paste made by a mix of flour and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio"
[n] an event that combines things in a mixture; "a gradual mixture of cultures"
[n] any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients; "he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade"
[n] a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"
[n] (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)

Mixture In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

2. That which results from mixing different ingredients
   together; a compound; as, to drink a mixture of molasses
   and water; -- also, a medley.

         There is also a mixture of good and evil wisely
         distributed by God, to serve the ends of his
         providence.                           --Atterbury.

3. An ingredient entering into a mixed mass; an additional
   ingredient.

         Cicero doubts whether it were possible for a
         community to exist that had not a prevailing mixture
         of piety in its constitution.         --Addison.

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.

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; thus,
   gunpowder is a mechanical mixture of carbon, sulphur, and
   niter.

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.

Syn: Union; admixture; intermixture; medley.

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