mixture Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Mix"ture noun
Etymology
L. mixtura, fr. miscere, mixtum, to mix: cf. F. mixture. See Mix.
Definitions
  1. The act of mixing, or the state of being mixed; as, made by a mixture of ingredients. Hooker.
  2. That which results from mixing different ingredients together; a compound; as, to drink a mixture of molasses and water; -- also, a medley.
    There is also a mixture of good and evil wisely distributed by God, to serve the ends of his providence. Atterbury.
  3. An ingredient entering into a mixed mass; an additional ingredient.
    Cicero doubts whether it were possible for a community to exist that had not a prevailing mixture of piety in its constitution. Addison.
  4. (Med.) A kind of liquid medicine made up of many ingredients; esp., as opposed to solution, a liquid preparation in which the solid ingredients are not completely dissolved.
  5. (Physics & Chem.) A mass of two or more ingredients, the particles of which are separable, independent, and uncompounded with each other, no matter how thoroughly and finely commingled; -- contrasted with a compound; thus, gunpowder is a mechanical mixture of carbon, sulphur, and niter.
  6. (Mus.) An organ stop, comprising from two to five ranges of pipes, used only in combination with the foundation and compound stops; -- called also furniture stop. It consists of high harmonics, or overtones, of the ground tone. Syn. -- Union; admixture; intermixture; medley.

Webster 1913