mixture

Noun
Synonyms: concoctionintermixtureassortmentmixed bagmiscellanymiscellaneavarietysalmagundismorgasbordpotpourrimotleymix

WordNet 3.0

Noun (5)

  1. (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
  2. any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients“he volunteered to taste her latest concoction”“he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade”Synonyms: concoctionintermixture
  3. a collection containing a variety of sorts of things“a great assortment of cars was on display”“he had a variety of disorders”“a veritable smorgasbord of religions”Synonyms: assortmentmixed bagmiscellanymiscellaneavarietysalmagundismorgasbordpotpourrimotley
  4. an event that combines things in a mixture“a gradual mixture of cultures”Synonyms: mix
  5. the act of mixing together“paste made by a mix of flour and water”“the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio”Synonyms: mixcommixtureadmixtureintermixturemixing
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Mixture \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. [1913 Webster]

2.That which results from mixing different ingredients together; a compound; as, to drink a mixture of molasses and water; -- also, a medley. [1913 Webster]

There is also a mixture of good and evil wisely distributed by God, to serve the ends of his providence.— Atterbury.[1913 Webster]

3.An ingredient entering into a mixed mass; an additional ingredient. [1913 Webster]

Cicero doubts whether it were possible for a community to exist that had not a prevailing mixture of piety in its constitution.— Addison.[1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

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 and solution; thus, gunpowder is a mechanical mixture of carbon, sulphur, and niter. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Union; admixture; intermixture; medley. [1913 Webster]

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