mixture
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English, borrowed from Old French misture, from Latin mixtūra (“a mixing”), from mixtus, perfect passive participle of misceō (“mix”); compare mix.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) enPR: mĭksʹchər, IPA(key): /ˈmɪkstʃɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɪkstʃə/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: mix‧ture
Noun[edit]
mixture (countable and uncountable, 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, typically a suspension of a solid in a solution
- A teaspoonful of the mixture to be taken three times daily after meals
- (music) A compound organ stop.
- A cloth of variegated colouring.
- (India) A mix of different dry foods as a snack, especially chevda or Bombay mix.
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
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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Further reading[edit]
- mixture in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- mixture in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French misture, from Latin mixtūra.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mixture f (plural mixtures)
Further reading[edit]
- “mixture” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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
Spanish[edit]
Verb[edit]
mixture
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of mixturar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of mixturar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of mixturar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of mixturar.
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