admixture

  • 1admixture — 1 *mixture, composite, blend, compound, amalgam 2 Admixture, alloy, adulterant are comparable when they denote an added ingredient that destroys the purity or genuineness of a substance. Admixture suggests the addition of the foreign or the… …

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  • 2Admixture — Ad*mix ture (?; 135), n. [L. admiscere, admixtum, to admix; ad + miscere to mix. See {Mix}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of mixing; mixture. [1913 Webster] 2. The compound formed by mixing different substances together. [1913 Webster] 3. That which …

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  • 3admixture — I noun amalgam, amalgamation, blend, coalescence, combination, commixture, composite, composition, compound, integration, intermingling, intermixture, melange, mingling, mixture, pastiche associated concepts: confusion of goods II index… …

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  • 4admixture — (n.) c.1600, with URE (Cf. ure), from admix (1530s), a back formation from admixt (early 15c.), from L. admixtus mixed with, pp. of admiscere to add to by mingling, mix with, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + miscere to m …

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  • 5admixture — [n] blending amalgamation, blend, combination, commixture, compound, fusion, mélange, mingling, mixture; concept 432 …

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  • 6admixture — [ad miks′chər] n. [< L admixtus, pp. of admiscere < ad , to + miscere, to MIX + URE] 1. a mixture 2. a thing or ingredient added in mixing …

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  • 7admixture — [[t]ædmɪ̱kstʃə(r)[/t]] N SING: usu N of n Admixture means the same as mixture. [FORMAL] Seaton s heart beat with the admixture of aversion and thrill. Syn: mixture …

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  • 8admixture — UK [ədˈmɪkstʃə(r)] / US [ədˈmɪkstʃər] noun [countable] Word forms admixture : singular admixture plural admixtures formal a mixture …

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  • 9admixture — /ad miks cheuhr/, n. 1. the act of mixing; state of being mixed. 2. anything added; any alien element or ingredient: This is a pure product; there are no admixtures. 3. a compound containing an admixture. [1595 1605; < L admixt(us) + URE, on the&#8230; …

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  • 10admixture — priemaiša statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. admixture; impurity vok. Beimengung, f; Fremdstoff, m; Zusatz, m rus. примесь, f pranc. additif, m; impureté, f …

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