mixture
The act of mixing.
Example
“The mixture of sulphuric acid and water produces heat.”
Other meanings
Something produced by mixing.
“An alloy is a mixture of two metals.”
Something that consists of diverse elements.
“The day was a mixture of sunshine and showers.”
Kinds of mixture
- alloy
- colloid
- composition
- mechanical mixture
- solution
- suspension
- freezing mixture
- matte
Word history
From Latin "mixtūra" (a mixing).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “mixture” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.