INTERMIXTURE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does intermixture mean? 

• INTERMIXTURE (noun)
  The noun INTERMIXTURE has 3 senses:

1. any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients

2. an additional ingredient that is added by mixing with the base

3. the act of mixing together

  Familiarity information: INTERMIXTURE used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INTERMIXTURE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

concoction; intermixture; mixture

Context example:

he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade

Hypernyms ("intermixture" is a kind of...):

food product; foodstuff (a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "intermixture"):

mincemeat (spiced mixture of chopped raisins and apples and other ingredients with or without meat)

dressing; stuffing (a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables)

roux (a mixture of fat and flour heated and used as a basis for sauces)

batter (a liquid or semiliquid mixture, as of flour, eggs, and milk, used in cooking)

dough (a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll)

mix; premix (a commercially prepared mixture of dry ingredients)

filling (a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc.)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An additional ingredient that is added by mixing with the base

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

admixture; intermixture

Context example:

a large intermixture of sand

Hypernyms ("intermixture" is a kind of...):

ingredient (a component of a mixture or compound)

Derivation:

intermix (combine into one)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The act of mixing together

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

admixture; commixture; intermixture; mix; mixing; mixture

Context example:

the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio

Hypernyms ("intermixture" is a kind of...):

combination; combining; compounding (the act of combining things to form a new whole)

Derivation:

intermix (combine into one)