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mixture

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mixture in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. the act of mixing together
    "paste made by a mix of flour and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio"
    mix  commixture  admixture  mixture  intermixture  mixing 
  2. a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
    "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions"
    assortment  mixture  mixed bag  miscellany  miscellanea  variety  salmagundi  smorgasbord  potpourri  motley 
  3. any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients
    "he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade"
    concoction  mixture  intermixture 
  4. an event that combines things in a mixture
    "a gradual mixture of cultures"
    mix  mixture 
  5. (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
    mixture 
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