Mixture meaning

mĭks'chər
The definition of a mixture is a combination of different things, or the state or act of being mixed.

An example of a mixture is a bowl of butter, sugar and salt.

An example of mixture is the process of combining flour and baking soda.

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A composition of two or more substances that are not chemically combined with each other and are capable of being separated.
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Something made by mixing.
  • A combination of ingredients, kinds, etc.
  • A yarn or fabric made of two or more different fibers, often of different colors.
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A substance containing two or more ingredients.
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The act of mixing.

The mixture of sulphuric acid and water produces heat.

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Something produced by mixing.

An alloy is a mixture of two metals.

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Something that consists of diverse elements.

The day was a mixture of sunshine and showers.

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A teaspoonful of the mixture to be taken three times daily after meals.

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Something produced by mixing, as:
  • A combination of ingredients used in cooking or baking.
  • One that consists of diverse elements.
    The day was a mixture of sun and clouds.
  • A fabric made of different kinds of thread or yarn.
  • A composition of two or more substances that are not chemically combined with each other and are capable of being separated.
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A mixing or being mixed.
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Origin of mixture

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin mixtūra from mixtus past participle of miscēre to mix meik- in Indo-European roots
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
  • From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin mixtÅ«ra (“a mixing"), from mixtus, perfect passive participle of misceō (“mix"); compare mix.
    From Wiktionary

Mixture Sentence Examples

  • His expression was a fifty-fifty mixture of pain and anger.

  • The mixture probably contained also some BH 3.

  • Her sigh was a mixture of contentment and relief.

  • For narrow as are the channels between Cuba and the opposite coast of Central America, between the Bahamas and Florida, and between Grenada and Tobago, the fauna of the Antillean chain, instead of being a mixture of that of the almost contiguous countries, differs, much from all, and exhibits in some groups a degree of speciality which may be not unfitly compared with that of oceanic islands..

  • She'd watched the arriving guests with a mixture of fascination and dread.

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