mixture (n.)

  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

    [ Syn: concoction , intermixture ]

  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

    [ Syn: assortment , mixed bag , miscellany , miscellanea , variety , salmagundi , smorgasbord , potpourri , motley ]

  4. an event that combines things in a mixture; a gradual mixture of cultures

    [ Syn: 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

    [ Syn: mix , commixture , admixture , intermixture , mixing ]

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