mixture en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmɪkstʃə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈmɪkst͡ʃɚ/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
- mĭksʹchər (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English, borrowed from Old French misture, from Latin mixtūra (“a mixing”), from mixtus, perfect passive participle of misceō (“mix”); compare mix.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of mixing.
The mixture of sulphuric acid and water produces heat.
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(countable, uncountable) Something produced by mixing.
An alloy is a mixture of two metals.
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(countable, uncountable) Something that consists of diverse elements.
The day was a mixture of sunshine and showers.
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(countable, uncountable) 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
- (countable, uncountable) A compound organ stop.
- (countable, uncountable) A cloth of variegated colouring.
- (India, Sri-Lanka, countable, uncountable) A mix of different dry foods as a snack, especially chevda or Bombay mix.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mixtures | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
Brompton mixture · ideal mixture · Gregory's mixture · remixture · submixture · intermixture · the same mixture as before · commixture · mixtural · eutectic mixture · chalk mixture · diastereomixture · Bekhterev's mixture · mission mixture · premixture · Yorkshire mixture · lawn mixture · Cheshunt mixture · admixture · bark mixture · heather-mixture · cough mixture · Bordeau mixture · heterogeneous mixture · biomixture · dolly mixture · freezing mixture · homogeneous mixture · multimixture · reaction mixture · Bordeaux mixture · Burgundy mixture · the mixture as before
Hyponyms
conglomerate · marriage · motley · hybrid · hodgepodge · white light · fusion · paste
Relateds
heterogeneous · mix · mixer
Synonyms
combination · composite · medley · amalgam · muddle · amalgam · cocktail · compound · stew · mixture · combo · blend · bouillabaisse · mix · admixture · alloy · composition · ming · melange
Translations (113)
txb triwālñe (something produced by mixing) · gl mestura (something that consists of diverse elements) · fr mélange (something produced by mixing) · ru сме́шивание (act of mixing) · de Mischung (something produced by mixing) · mi ranunga (something produced by mixing) · nl mengen (act of mixing) · it insieme (something that consists of diverse elements) · fi sekoitus (something that consists of diverse elements) · ro mixtură (something produced by mixing) · el μείγμα (something produced by mixing) · ca mixtura (something produced by mixing) · gd measgachadh (act of mixing) · it mescolanza (something that consists of diverse elements) · it composto (something that consists of diverse elements) · es mezcladura (act of mixing) · it commistione (something that consists of diverse elements) · fa معجون (medicinal compound) · fi mikstuura (medicinal compound) · it amalgama (act of mixing) · bg смесване (act of mixing) · txb traiwo (something produced by mixing) · it combinazione (act of mixing) · ca barreja (act of mixing) · ro amestecare (act of mixing) · bg микстура (medicinal compound) · pl mieszanka (something produced by mixing) · hi मिलाना (act of mixing) · sw mkorogo (something produced by mixing) · cs směs (something produced by mixing) · it combinazione (something produced by mixing) · cy cymysgwch (something produced by mixing) · hi मिश्रण (something produced by mixing) · gd measgachadh (something produced by mixing) · mk мешавина (something produced by mixing) · es mesclamiento (disused) (act of mixing) · ga meascán (something produced by mixing) · fi sekoittaminen (act of mixing) · pt mistura (something produced by mixing) · pdt Mischmausch (something produced by mixing) · it lega (something produced by mixing) · ru миксту́ра (medicinal compound) · ga cumasc (medicinal compound) · sh smesa (something produced by mixing) · hu keverék (something produced by mixing) · fi sekoitus (something produced by mixing) · ro compus (something that consists of diverse elements) · it miscela (something that consists of diverse elements) · ro amestecătură (something produced by mixing) · tr karışım (something produced by mixing) · ar خَلِيط (something produced by mixing) · eo miksado (act of mixing) · tr karışım (something that consists of diverse elements) · fr mixture (something produced by mixing) · ca mescla (something produced by mixing) · ga cumasc (something produced by mixing) · nl mengsel (something produced by mixing) · pt misturação (act of mixing) · el κράμα (something produced by mixing) · gl mestura (act of mixing) · hi मिश्रण (something that consists of diverse elements) · pl mieszanina (something produced by mixing) · es mezcla (something produced by mixing) · cmn 混合 (act of mixing) · ru смесь (something produced by mixing) · vi hỗn hợp (something that consists of diverse elements) · it misto (something that consists of diverse elements) · cmn 混合物 (something produced by mixing) · ro compoziție (medicinal compound) · pl zlepek (something that consists of diverse elements) · es mezcla (act of mixing) · cy cymysgu (act of mixing) · it composto (medicinal compound) · tl halungkap (something produced by mixing) · hu keverés (act of mixing) · grc μίγμα (something produced by mixing) · rup amisticãturã (something produced by mixing) · ca barreja (something produced by mixing) · gl mestura (something produced by mixing) · pl mikstura (medicinal compound) · fi yhdistelmä (something that consists of diverse elements) · pt misturamento (act of mixing) · pl zmieszanie (act of mixing) · de Gemisch (something produced by mixing) · sv mixtur (medicinal compound) · az qatışıq (something produced by mixing) · cy cymysgedd (something produced by mixing) · sh mešavina (something produced by mixing) · bg смесица (something that consists of diverse elements) · sw mchanganyiko (something produced by mixing) · it mistura (act of mixing) · ca mescla (act of mixing) · es mezclamiento (act of mixing) · hu elegy (something produced by mixing) · eo miksaĵo (something produced by mixing) · pl specyfik (medicinal compound) · ga meascadh (act of mixing) · fr mélange (act of mixing) · pt mistura (act of mixing) · it mistura (something that consists of diverse elements) · de Mischung (act of mixing) · pdt Mischmausch (something that consists of diverse elements) · mi whakaranunga (act of mixing) · kk қоспа (something produced by mixing) · bg смес (something produced by mixing) · la mixtūra (something produced by mixing) · it composto (something produced by mixing) · pt mistura (something that consists of diverse elements) · tr karıştırmak (act of mixing) · pl mieszanie (act of mixing) · ro amestec (something produced by mixing) · cy cymysgedd (medicinal compound) · es mixtura (something produced by mixing)