mixture
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin mixtūra (“a mixing”), from mixtus, perfect passive participle of misceō (“mix”); compare mix.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mixture (plural mixtures)
- The act of mixing.
- The mixture of sulphuric acid and water produces heat.
- Something produced by mixing.
- Something that consists of diverse elements
- A medicinal compound
- A teaspoonful of the mixture to be taken three times daily after meals
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Translations[edit]
act of mixing
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something produced by mixing
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something that consists of diverse elements
medicinal compound
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External links[edit]
- mixture in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- mixture in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Latin[edit]
Participle[edit]
mixtūre
Portuguese[edit]
Verb[edit]
mixture
- first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of mixturar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of mixturar
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of mixturar
- third-person singular (você) negative imperative of mixturar
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