admixture

ad·mix·ture

 (ăd-mĭks′chər)

n.

1.

a. The act of mixing or mingling: the researcher's admixture of different chemicals.

b. The state of being mingled or mixed: the narrative's admixture of fact and imagination.

2. Something that is produced by mixing; a mixture: an admixture of vitamins and minerals.

3. Something added in making a mixture: using fly ash as an admixture in making concrete.

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admixture

(ədˈmɪkstʃə)

n

1. a less common word for mixture

2. anything added in mixing; ingredient

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ad•mix•ture

(dˈmɪks tʃər)

n.

1. the act of mixing or the state of being mixed.

2. anything added; an alien element or ingredient.

3. a compound containing such an element or ingredient; mixture.

[1595–1605; < Latin admixt(us) + -ure, on the model of mixture]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	admixture - the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something alloy impureness, impurity - the condition of being impure
	2.	admixture - an additional ingredient that is added by mixing with the base; "the growing medium should be equal parts of sand and loam with an admixture of peat moss and cow manure"; "a large intermixture of sand" intermixture ingredient - a component of a mixture or compound
	3.	admixture - the act of mixing together; "paste made by a mix of flour and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio" commixture, mixing, intermixture, mix, mixture compounding, combining, combination - the act of combining things to form a new whole

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admixture

noun

Something produced by mixing:

amalgam, amalgamation, blend, commixture, fusion, merger, mix, mixture.

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Translations

mélange

miscela

admixture

[ədˈmɪkstʃəʳ] N → mezcla f, adición f (fig) → dosis f inv

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admixture

[ədˈmɪkstʃə^r] (formal) n (= mixture) → mélange m

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admixture

n (= thing added) → Zusatz m, → Beigabe f

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