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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

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;
- Example: "the growing medium should be equal parts of sand and loam with an admixture of peat moss and cow manure"
- Example: "a large intermixture of sand"
[syn: admixture, intermixture]

3. the act of mixing together;
- Example: "paste made by a mix of flour and water"
- Example: "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio"
[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]