mixture
nomcourant dans les dialogues
- Royaume-Uni//ˈmɪkstʃə//
- États-Unis//ˈmɪkst͡ʃɚ//
The act of mixing.
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- 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.
Étymologie
From Middle English, borrowed from Old French misture, from Latin mixtūra (“a mixing”), from mixtus, perfect passive participle of misceō (“mix”); compare mix.
Formes
- pluriel
- mixtures