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English noun: mixture | |||
| 1. | mixture (substance) (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | substance | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | alloy, colloid, composition, eutectic, freezing mixture, Greek fire, gummite, lamellar mixture, matte, mechanical mixture, metal, mineral jelly, oxyacetylene, petrolatum, petroleum jelly, plaster, soda lime, solution, suspension | ||
| Domain category | chemical science, chemistry | ||
| 2. | mixture (food) any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients | ||
| Samples | He volunteered to taste her latest concoction. He drank a mixture of beer and lemonade. | ||
| Synonyms | concoction, intermixture | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | food product, foodstuff | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | batter, dough, dressing, filling, mincemeat, mix, premix, roux, stuffing | ||
| 3. | mixture (group) a collection containing a variety of sorts of things | ||
| Samples | A great assortment of cars was on display. He had a variety of disorders. A veritable smorgasbord of religions. | ||
| Synonyms | assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | alphabet soup, farrago, gallimaufry, grab bag, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag, range, sampler, selection, witch's brew, witches' brew, witches' broth | ||
| 4. | mixture (event) an event that combines things in a mixture | ||
| Samples | A gradual mixture of cultures. | ||
| Synonyms | mix | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | combine, combining | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blend, concoction | ||
| 5. | mixture (act) the act of mixing together | ||
| Samples | Paste made by a mix of flour and water. The mixing of sound channels in the recording studio. | ||
| Synonyms | admixture, commixture, intermixture, mix, mixing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | combination, combining, compounding | ||
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