Mixture vs. Admixture

Mixture vs. Admixture — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Mixture and Admixture

Mixturenoun

The act of mixing.

The mixture of sulphuric acid and water produces heat.

Admixturenoun

An instance of admixing, a mixing in of something.

The admixture of vanilla extract in the dough improved the pastries' flavor.

Mixturenoun

Something produced by mixing.

An alloy is a mixture of two metals.

Admixturenoun

A mixing-in of a biologically or genetically differentiated group to an established stock.

Mixturenoun

Something that consists of diverse elements.

The day was a mixture of sunshine and showers.

Admixturenoun

A mixture, in some contexts

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Mixturenoun

A medicinal compound.

A teaspoonful of the mixture to be taken three times daily after meals

Admixturenoun

(epilepsy) a mixture composed of entities retaining their individual properties.

Background EEG demonstrates an admixture of theta and delta waves.

Mixturenoun

(India) A mix of different dry foods as a snack, especially chevda or Bombay mix.

Admixturenoun

the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something

Mixturenoun

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

Admixturenoun

an additional ingredient that is added by mixing with the base;

the growing medium should be equal parts of sand and loam with an admixture of peat moss and cow manurea large intermixture of sand
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Mixturenoun

any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients;

he volunteered to taste her latest concoctionhe drank a mixture of beer and lemonade

Admixturenoun

the act of mixing together;

paste made by a mix of flour and waterthe mixing of sound channels in the recording studio

Mixturenoun

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things;

a great assortment of cars was on displayhe had a variety of disordersa veritable smorgasbord of religions

Mixturenoun

an event that combines things in a mixture;

a gradual mixture of cultures

Mixturenoun

the act of mixing together;

paste made by a mix of flour and waterthe mixing of sound channels in the recording studio