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MIXTURE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of mixing together
Example:
the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio
Synonyms:
admixture; commixture; intermixture; mix; mixing; mixture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("mixture" is a kind of...):
combination; combining; compounding (the act of combining things to form a new whole)
Derivation:
mix (add as an additional element or part)
mix (mix together different elements)
mix (to bring or combine together or with something else)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An event that combines things in a mixture
Example:
a gradual mixture of cultures
Synonyms:
mix; mixture
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("mixture" is a kind of...):
combine; combining (an occurrence that results in things being united)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mixture"):
concoction (an occurrence of an unusual mixture)
blend (an occurrence of thorough mixing)
Derivation:
mix (add as an additional element or part)
mix (to bring or combine together or with something else)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients
Example:
he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade
Synonyms:
concoction; intermixture; mixture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("mixture" is a kind of...):
food product; foodstuff (a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mixture"):
mincemeat (spiced mixture of chopped raisins and apples and other ingredients with or without meat)
dressing; stuffing (a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables)
roux (a mixture of fat and flour heated and used as a basis for sauces)
batter (a liquid or semiliquid mixture, as of flour, eggs, and milk, used in cooking)
dough (a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll)
mix; premix (a commercially prepared mixture of dry ingredients)
filling (a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc.)
Derivation:
mix (mix together different elements)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A collection containing a variety of sorts of things
Example:
a veritable smorgasbord of religions
Synonyms:
assortment; miscellanea; miscellany; mixed bag; mixture; motley; potpourri; salmagundi; smorgasbord; variety
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("mixture" is a kind of...):
accumulation; aggregation; assemblage; collection (several things grouped together or considered as a whole)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mixture"):
sampler (an assortment of various samples)
alphabet soup (a confusing assortment)
farrago; gallimaufry; hodgepodge; hotchpotch; melange; mingle-mangle; mishmash; oddments; odds and ends; omnium-gatherum; ragbag (a motley assortment of things)
selection (an assortment of things from which a choice can be made)
range (a variety of different things or activities)
witch's brew; witches' brew; witches' broth (a fearsome mixture)
grab bag (an assortment of miscellaneous items)
Derivation:
mix (mix together different elements)
Sense 5
Meaning:
(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("mixture" is a kind of...):
substance (the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists)
Domain category:
chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mixture"):
soda lime (a mixture of sodium and calcium hydroxides; absorbs liquids and gases)
plaster (a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings)
mineral jelly; petrolatum; petroleum jelly (a semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in medicinal ointments and for lubrication)
oxyacetylene (a mixture of oxygen and acetylene; used to create high temperatures for cutting or welding metals)
matte (a mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores are smelted)
lamellar mixture (a mixture in which substances occur in distinct layers)
gummite (a gummy orange mixture of uranium oxides and silicates occurring naturally in the hydration and oxidation of pitchblende)
Greek fire (a mixture used by Byzantine Greeks that was often shot at adversaries; catches fire when wetted)
freezing mixture (a mixture of substances (usually salt and ice) to obtain a temperature below the freezing point of water)
suspension (a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy)
solution (a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution)
eutectic (a mixture of substances having a minimum melting point)
mechanical mixture (a mixture whose components can be separated by mechanical means)
composition (a mixture of ingredients)
colloid (a mixture with properties between those of a solution and fine suspension)
alloy; metal (a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten)
Derivation:
mix (mix together different elements)
Context examples:
It is characterized by the presence of a mixture of spindle A melanoma cells, spindle B melanoma cells, and epithelioid melanoma cells.
(Mixed Cell Uveal Melanoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A carcinoma that arises from the pancreas showing a mixture of ductal and neuroendocrine malignant cells in both the primary tumor and in the metastatic sites.
(Mixed Ductal-Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Pancreas, NCI Thesaurus)
MIN NOS that has a mixture of features.
(Mixed Mouse MIN NOS, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)
“Ma foi!” said Sir Nigel, looking with a mixture of horror and admiration at Du Guesclin.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
A cancer vaccine containing a mixture of killed bacteria with potential immunostimulatory and antineoplastic activities.
(Mixed Bacteria Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)
A type of oil that is made from petroleum (mixture of oily liquids found in the earth).
(Mineral oil, NCI Dictionary)
It contains a complex mixture of saponins, ginsenosides and panaxosides.
(Asian Ginseng, NCI Thesaurus)
A unit of relative amount of substance content equivalent to the content at which one gram of mixture contains one thousandth of an equivalent of a component.
(Milliequivalent per Gram, NCI Thesaurus)
A unit of a mass fraction expressed as a number of milligrams of substance per kilogram of mixture.
(Milligram per Kilogram, NCI Thesaurus)
An arbitrary unit of substance concentration equal to the concentration at which one milliliter of mixture contains one million units of a substance.
(Million Units per Milliliter, NCI Thesaurus)
