MIXTURE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mixture mean? 

• MIXTURE (noun)
  The noun MIXTURE has 5 senses:

1. (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)

2. any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients

3. a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

4. an event that combines things in a mixture

5. the act of mixing together

  Familiarity information: MIXTURE used as a noun is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MIXTURE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

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

substance (the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists)

Domain category:

chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)

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

soda lime (a mixture of sodium and calcium hydroxides; absorbs liquids and gases)

plaster (a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings)

mineral jelly; petrolatum; petroleum jelly (a semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in medicinal ointments and for lubrication)

oxyacetylene (a mixture of oxygen and acetylene; used to create high temperatures for cutting or welding metals)

matte (a mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores are smelted)

lamellar mixture (a mixture in which substances occur in distinct layers)

gummite (a gummy orange mixture of uranium oxides and silicates occurring naturally in the hydration and oxidation of pitchblende)

Greek fire (a mixture used by Byzantine Greeks that was often shot at adversaries; catches fire when wetted)

freezing mixture (a mixture of substances (usually salt and ice) to obtain a temperature below the freezing point of water)

suspension (a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy)

solution (a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution)

eutectic (a mixture of substances having a minimum melting point)

mechanical mixture (a mixture whose components can be separated by mechanical means)

composition (a mixture of ingredients)

colloid (a mixture with properties between those of a solution and fine suspension)

alloy; metal (a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten)

Derivation:

mix (mix together different elements)

Sense 2

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 ("mixture" 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 "mixture"):

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.)

Derivation:

mix (mix together different elements)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A collection containing a variety of sorts of things

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

assortment; miscellanea; miscellany; mixed bag; mixture; motley; potpourri; salmagundi; smorgasbord; variety

Context example:

a veritable smorgasbord of religions

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

accumulation; aggregation; assemblage; collection (several things grouped together or considered as a whole)

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

selection (an assortment of things from which a choice can be made)

sampler (an assortment of various samples)

alphabet soup (a confusing assortment)

farrago; gallimaufry; hodgepodge; hotchpotch; melange; mingle-mangle; mishmash; oddments; odds and ends; omnium-gatherum; ragbag (a motley assortment of things)

range (a variety of different things or activities)

witch's brew; witches' brew; witches' broth (a fearsome mixture)

grab bag (an assortment of miscellaneous items)

Derivation:

mix (mix together different elements)

Sense 4

Meaning:

An event that combines things in a mixture

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

mix; mixture

Context example:

a gradual mixture of cultures

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

combine; combining (an occurrence that results in things being united)

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

blend (an occurrence of thorough mixing)

concoction (an occurrence of an unusual mixture)

Derivation:

mix (add as an additional element or part)

mix (to bring or combine together or with something else)

Sense 5

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 ("mixture" is a kind of...):

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

Derivation:

mix (add as an additional element or part)

mix (mix together different elements)

mix (to bring or combine together or with something else)

 Context examples 

A mixture of six herbs that has been used in China to prevent and treat diseases such as lung and esophageal cancers.

(ACAPHA, NCI Dictionary)

Titan’s dirty orange color comes from a mixture of hydrocarbons (molecules that contain hydrogen and carbon) and nitrogen-carrying chemicals called nitriles.

(Experiments recreate aromatic flavors of Titan, NASA)

It is composed of a mixture of lymphocytes of various sizes.

(AIDS-Related Diffuse Mixed Cell Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A type of nutritional support consisting of a mixture of various animo acids in solution.

(Amino Acid Injection, NCI Thesaurus)

An amino acid mixture for nutritional support

(Aminosyn, NCI Thesaurus)

Finding such a closely packed mixture of apparent ages doesn't fit with current ideas about how stars evolve.

(Spitzer Studies a Stellar Playground With a Long History, NASA)

The GRaND data show that the mixture is about 10 percent ice by weight.

(Where is the Ice on Ceres?, NASA)

Odors almost always represent mixtures of many different components in various ratios.

(Humans Can Identify More Than 1 Trillion Smells, NIH, US)

Anti-EGFR monoclonal antibody mixture Sym004 binds to the extracellular domain of EGFR, thereby preventing ligand binding.

(Anti-EGFR Monoclonal Antibody Mixture Sym004, NCI Thesaurus)

A 4:1 mixture of phenylacetate and phenylacetylgluatmine, degradation products of the antineoplaston agent A10.

(Antineoplaston AS2-1, NCI Thesaurus)