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MIXED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
Example:
sundry sciences commonly known as social
Synonyms:
assorted; miscellaneous; mixed; motley; sundry
Classified under:
Similar:
heterogeneous; heterogenous (consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Involving or composed of different races
Example:
a mixed neighborhood
Synonyms:
interracial; mixed
Classified under:
Similar:
integrated (not segregated; designated as available to all races or groups)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb mix
Context examples:
These cells in healthy tissues look similar to each other, they are actually quite a mixed bag at the molecular level.
(Observation of blood vessel cells changing function could lead to early detection of blocked arteries, University of Cambridge)
The deposit ranges in thickness from about 260 feet (80 meters) to about 560 feet (170 meters), with a composition that's 50 to 85 percent water ice, mixed with dust or larger rocky particles.
(Mars Ice Deposit Holds as Much Water as Lake Superior, NASA)
Not only will this help the kids, but it also takes away time for screen use, which is related to a lot of mixed outcomes.
(Children Who Nap Are Happier, Have Higher IQ, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Over hundreds of millions of years, bright material has mixed with the dark material that forms the bulk of Ceres' surface, as well as debris ejected during impacts.
(Bright Areas on Ceres Suggest Geologic Activity, NASA)
To further test the ability of the scaffold to remove toxins, the scientists mixed red blood cells with melittin treated with the detoxification device.
(3-D gel-nanoparticle device detoxifies blood, NIH)
The typical age of the simple craters examined by the researchers indicates they could potentially accumulate ice that was later mixed with overlying regolith over long time scales.
(The Moon and Mercury May Have Thick Ice Deposits, NASA)
They found 101 samples positive for Bacillus, primarily B. subtilis — the type found mixed with other bacteria in many probiotic products.
(Study finds probiotic Bacillus eliminates Staphylococcus bacteria, National Institutes of Health)
Glutamine group members were also somewhat less aggressive in pens with mixed litters than those given the antibiotic.
(Antibiotic Alternative Scores Well in Second Round of Swine Trials, U.S. Department of Agriculture)
The determination of the number of mixed casts present in a urine sample.
(Mixed Cast Count, NCI Thesaurus)
It can be snorted up the nose or mixed with water and injected with a needle.
(Cocaine, NIH: National Institute on Drug Abuse)
