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mixture
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mixture
n.
combination, blend, compound, jumble, variety
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Mixture
In chemistry, a mixture is a material system made up of two or more different substances which are mixed but are not combined chemically. A mixture refers to the physical combination of two or more substances on which the identities are retained and are mixed in the form of solutions, suspensions, and colloids.
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mixture
Noun
1. (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
(hypernym) substance, matter
(hyponym) alloy, metal
(derivation) blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge
(classification) chemistry, chemical science
2. any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients; "he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade"
(synonym) concoction, intermixture
(hypernym) foodstuff, food product
(hyponym) mincemeat
(derivation) blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge
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"
(synonym) assortment, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley
(hypernym) collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
(hyponym) grab bag
(derivation) blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge
4. an event that combines things in a mixture; "a gradual mixture of cultures"
(synonym) mix
(hypernym) combining, combine
(hyponym) concoction
(derivation) mix, mingle, commix, unify, amalgamate
5. the act of mixing together; "paste made by a mix of flour and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio"
(synonym) mix, commixture, admixture, intermixture, mixing
(hypernym) combination, combining, compounding
(derivation) mix, mingle, commix, unify, amalgamate
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mixture
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mixture, concoction
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mixture
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