Meaning of ADMIXTURE
| Pronunciation: | | ad'mikschur
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- [n] the act of mixing together; "paste made by a mix of flour and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio"
- [n] 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"
- [n] the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something
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| | Synonyms: | | alloy, commixture, intermixture, intermixture, mix, mixing, mixture |
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| | See Also: | | combination, combining, compounding, impureness, impurity, ingredient | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ad*mix"ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. admiscere, admixtum, to
admix; ad + miscere to mix. See {Mix}.]
1. The act of mixing; mixture.
2. The compound formed by mixing different substances
together.
3. That which is mixed with anything.
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| | Related Terms: | | accretion, addition, alloy, alloyage, amalgam, amalgamation, bit, blend, blending, coalescence, combination, combo, comminglement, commingling, commixture, composite, composition, compound, concoction, confection, dash, doctor, eclecticism, ensemble, fortification, fusion, immixture, integration, interfusion, interlarding, interlardment, interminglement, intermingling, intermixture, magma, merger, mingling, mix, mixing, mixture, mix-up, paste, pluralism, shade, smack, spice, syncretism, taint, tinge |
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