mixture
pronunciation
How to pronounce mixture in British English:
UK [ˈmɪkstʃə(r)]
How to pronounce mixture in American English:
US [ˈmɪkstʃər]
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- Noun:
- (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
- any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients
- a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
- an event that combines things in a mixture
- the act of mixing together
Word Origin
- mixture (n.)
- early 15c., from Old French misture and directly from Latin mixtura "a mixing," from mixtus (see mix (v.)).
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Example
- 1. Each theory predicts a different mixture of surface rocks .
- 2. This mixture of motives can be toxic for financial stability .
- 3. Rice mixture and toss to combine .
- 4. And both are surrounded by a mixture of farmland and forest .
- 5. Then the skin-and-juice mixture sits for 12-24 hours .