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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MIX'TURE, n. [L. mixtura.] The act of mixing, or state of being mixed. Compounds are made by the mixture of different substances.
1. A mass or compound, consisting of different ingredients blended without order. In this life there is a mixture of good and evil. Most wines in market are base mixtures.
2. The ingredient added and mixed. Cicero doubted whether it is possible for a community to exist without a prevailing mixture of piety in its constitution.
3. In pharmacy, a liquid medicine which receives into its composition not only extracts, salts and other substances dissolvable in water, but earths, powders and other substances not dissolvable.
4. In chimistry, mixture differs from combination. In mixture, the several ingredients are blended without an alteration of the substances, each of which still retains its own nature and properties. In combination, the substances unite by chimical attraction, and losing their distinct properties, they form a compound differing in its properties from either of the ingredients.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
2: any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients; "he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade" [syn: concoction, mixture, intermixture]
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" [syn: assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley]
4: an event that combines things in a mixture; "a gradual mixture of cultures" [syn: mix, mixture]
5: the act of mixing together; "paste made by a mix of flour and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio" [syn: mix, commixture, admixture, mixture, intermixture, mixing]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin mixtura, from mixtus Date: 15th century 1. a. the act, the process, or an instance of mixing b. (1) the state of being mixed (2) the relative proportions of constituents; especially the proportion of fuel to air produced in a carburetor 2. a product of mixing ; combination: as a. a portion of matter consisting of two or more components in varying proportions that retain their own properties b. a fabric woven of variously colored threads c. a combination of several different kinds

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 the process of mixing or being mixed. 2 the result of mixing; something mixed; a combination. 3 Chem. the product of the random distribution of one substance through another without any chemical reaction taking place between the components, as distinct from a chemical compound. 4 ingredients mixed together to produce a substance, esp. a medicine (cough mixture). 5 a person regarded as a combination of qualities and attributes. 6 gas or vaporized petrol or oil mixed with air, forming an explosive charge in an internal-combustion engine. Phrases and idioms: the mixture as before the same treatment repeated. Etymology: ME f. F mixture or L mixtura (as MIXED)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Mixture Mix"ture, n. [L. mixtura, fr. miscere, mixtum, to mix: cf. F. mixture. See Mix.] 1. The act of mixing, or the state of being mixed; as, made by a mixture of ingredients. --Hooker. 2. That which results from mixing different ingredients together; a compound; as, to drink a mixture of molasses and water; -- also, a medley. There is also a mixture of good and evil wisely distributed by God, to serve the ends of his providence. --Atterbury. 3. An ingredient entering into a mixed mass; an additional ingredient. Cicero doubts whether it were possible for a community to exist that had not a prevailing mixture of piety in its constitution. --Addison. 4. (Med.) A kind of liquid medicine made up of many ingredients; esp., as opposed to solution, a liquid preparation in which the solid ingredients are not completely dissolved. 5. (Physics & Chem.) A mass of two or more ingredients, the particles of which are separable, independent, and uncompounded with each other, no matter how thoroughly and finely commingled; -- contrasted with a compound; thus, gunpowder is a mechanical mixture of carbon, sulphur, and niter. 6. (Mus.) An organ stop, comprising from two to five ranges of pipes, used only in combination with the foundation and compound stops; -- called also furniture stop. It consists of high harmonics, or overtones, of the ground tone. Syn: Union; admixture; intermixture; medley.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(mixtures) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A mixture of things consists of several different things together. They looked at him with a mixture of horror, envy, and awe. ...a mixture of spiced, grilled vegetables served cold. N-SING: usu N of pl-n 2. A mixture is a substance that consists of other substances which have been stirred or shaken together. Prepare the gravy mixture. ...a mixture of water and sugar and salt. N-COUNT: oft supp N, N of n see also cough mixture

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Union, association, admixture, intermixture. 2. Compound, medley, olio, farrago, salmagundi, hotch-potch, gallimaufry, hodge-podge, olla-podrida. 3. Miscellany, variety, diversity.

Moby Thesaurus

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