mixture : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: mixture	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for mixture
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mixture n (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding) any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients; "he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade" Synonym(s): concoction, mixture, intermixture 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" Synonym(s): assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley an event that combines things in a mixture; "a gradual mixture of cultures" Synonym(s): mix, mixture the act of mixing together; "paste made by a mix of flour and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio" Synonym(s): mix, commixture, admixture, mixture, intermixture, mixing
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mixture \Mix"ture\, n. [L. mixtura, fr. miscere, mixtum, to mix: cf. F. mixture. See {Mix}.] 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.