mixture
nounUK /ˈmɪkstʃə/ · US /ˈmɪkst͡ʃɚ/
Etymology From Middle English, borrowed from Old French misture, from Latin mixtūra (“a mixing”), from mixtus, perfect passive participle of misceō (“mix”); compare mix.
7 senses
1
The act of mixing.
- The mixture of sulphuric acid and water produces heat.
2
Something produced by mixing.
- An alloy is a mixture of two metals.
3
Something that consists of diverse elements.
- The day was a mixture of sunshine and showers.
4
A medicinal compound, typically a suspension of a solid in a solution
- A teaspoonful of the mixture to be taken three times daily after meals
5
Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music A compound organ stop.
6
A cloth of variegated colouring.
7
India, Sri Lanka A mix of different dry foods as a snack, especially chevda or Bombay mix.
- Synonyms
- admixture, alloy, amalgam, blend, bouillabaisse, cocktail, combination, combo, composite, composition, compound, medley, melange, ming, mix, mixture, muddle
- Antonyms
- non-mixture, simple
- Derived terms
33 terms
admixture, bark mixture, Bekhterev's mixture, biomixture, Bordeau mixture, Bordeaux mixture, Brompton mixture, Burgundy mixture, chalk mixture, Cheshunt mixture, commixture, cough mixture, diastereomixture, dolly mixture, eutectic mixture, freezing mixture, Gregory's mixture, heather-mixture, heterogeneous mixture, homogeneous mixture, ideal mixture, intermixture, lawn mixture, mission mixture, mixtural, multimixture, premixture, reaction mixture, remixture, submixture, the mixture as before, the same mixture as before, Yorkshire mixture- Related terms
- mix, mixer, heterogeneous
- Hyponyms
- fusion, hodgepodge, hybrid, marriage, motley, conglomerate, white light, paste