mixture

nouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈmɪkstʃə//
United States//ˈmɪkst͡ʃɚ//

The act of mixing.

noun

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.
4
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
5
A compound organ stop.
6
A cloth of variegated colouring.
7
A mix of different dry foods as a snack, especially chevda or Bombay mix.

Etymology

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French misture, from Latin mixtūra (“a mixing”), from mixtus, perfect passive participle of misceō (“mix”); compare mix.

Forms

plural: mixtures

mixer · One who, or a device that, mixes or merges things together.Mixer · A surname.mixing · The act, or the result of making a mixture.

mixture · The act of mixing.

mM · millimole, millimoles MM · The station code of Mahim Junction railway station in India.mm-mm · no

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