mixture
(noun)
noun
1. (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
Definition categories: substance
2. any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients
- he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade
Similar word(s): concoction, intermixture
Definition categories: food, foodstuff
3. a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
Similar word(s): assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety
Definition categories: group, accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection
4. an event that combines things in a mixture
- a gradual mixture of cultures
Similar word(s): mix
Definition categories: event, combine, combining
5. the act of mixing together
- paste made by a mix of flour and water
- the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio
Similar word(s): admixture, commixture, intermixture, mix, mixing
Definition categories: act, combination, combining, compounding
Sentences with mixture as a noun:
- The mixture of sulphuric acid and water produces heat.
- An alloy is a mixture of two metals.
- The day was a mixture of sunshine and showers.
- A teaspoonful of the mixture to be taken three times daily after meals