Admixture definition

ăd-mĭkschər
admixtures
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Something that is produced by mixing; a mixture.

An admixture of vitamins and minerals.

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Something added in making a mixture.

Using fly ash as an admixture in making concrete.

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The act of mixing or mingling.

The researcher's admixture of different chemicals.

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The state of being mingled or mixed.

The narrative's admixture of fact and imagination.

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A mixture.
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A thing or ingredient added in mixing.
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An instance of admixing, a mixing-in of something.
  • A mixing-in of a biologically or genetically differentiated group to an established stock.

The admixture of vanilla extract in the dough improved the pastries' flavor.

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A mixture, in some contexts.
  • (epilepsy) A mixture composed of entities retaining their individual properties.
    Background EEG demonstrates an admixture of theta and delta waves.
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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
admixture
Plural:
admixtures

Admixture Sentence Examples

  • The general character of the forests is Burmese with an admixture of Malay types.

  • Russia, however, towards the Caspian, there is a notable admixture of Asiatic species.

  • There is also a considerable admixture of Turkish and Slavonic words.

  • The inhabitants of the north—the Piedmontese, Lombards and Genoese especially—have suffered less than those of the rest of the peninsula from foreign domination and from the admixture of inferior racial elements, and the cold winter climate prevents the heat of summer from being enervating.

  • The Charruas are generally classified as a yellow-skinned race, of the same family as the Pampa Indians; but they are also represented as tanned almost black by the sun and air, without any admixture of red or yellow in their complexions.

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