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- Dictionarymixture/ˈmɪkstʃə/
noun
- 1. a substance made by mixing other substances together: "form the mixture into a manageable dough" Similar blendmixbrewcombinationconcoctionjumblefusioncompositioncompoundalloyamalgam
- ▪ the process of mixing or being mixed.
- ▪ a combination of different things in which the component elements are individually distinct: "the old town is a mixture of narrow medieval streets and 18th-century architecture" Similar assortmentmiscellanymedleymelangeblendvarietymixed bagmixdiversitycollectionselectionassemblagecombinationmotley collectionpot-pourriconglomerationjumblemessconfusionmishmashhotchpotchhodgepodgeragbagpastichepatchworkfarragohashinformal:mash-uprare:gallimaufryomnium gatherumoliosalmagundimacédoine
- ▪ a person regarded as a combination of qualities and attributes: "he was a curious mixture, an unpredictable man"
- ▪ the product of the random distribution of one substance through another without any chemical reaction, as distinct from a compound.
- ▪ the charge of gas or vapour mixed with air which is admitted to the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, especially as regards the ratio of fuel to air: "newer pilots often leave their mixture rich during an entire flight"
- ▪ an organ stop in which each key sounds a group of small pipes of different pitches, giving a very bright tone.
Word Origin late Middle English: from French mixture or Latin mixtura (see mixed).
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