[syn: mix, commixture, admixture, mixture, intermixture, mixing]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Admixture \Ad*mix"ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. admiscere, admixtum, to
admix; ad + miscere to mix. See Mix.]
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1. The act of mixing; mixture.
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2. The compound formed by mixing different substances
together.
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3. That which is mixed with anything.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
admixture
n 1: the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of
something [syn: admixture, alloy]
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" [syn: admixture, intermixture]
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, commixture, admixture, mixture,
intermixture, mixing]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
49 Moby Thesaurus words for "admixture":
accretion, addition, alloy, alloyage, amalgam, amalgamation, bit,
blend, blending, coalescence, combination, combo, comminglement,
commingling, commixture, composite, composition, compound,
concoction, confection, dash, doctor, eclecticism, ensemble,
fortification, fusion, immixture, integration, interfusion,
interlarding, interlardment, interminglement, intermingling,
intermixture, magma, merger, mingling, mix, mix-up, mixing,
mixture, paste, pluralism, shade, smack, spice, syncretism, taint,
tinge