mixture

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< Middle English < Old French < Latin mixtura (a mixing) < miscere (to mix), pp. mixtus; cf mix.

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Singular
mixture

Plural
mixtures

mixture (plural mixtures)

  1. The act of mixing.
    The mixture of sulphuric acid and water produces heat.
  2. Something produced by mixing.
    An alloy is a mixture of two metals.
  3. Something that consists of diverse elements
    The day was a mixture of sunshine and showers.

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