Noun: mixture miks-chu(r)- A collection containing many different types of things
"a great mixture of cars was on display"; - assortment, mixed bag [informal], miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley, smörgåsbord - (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 drank a mixture of beer and lemonade"; - concoction, intermixture - An event that combines things in a mixture
"a gradual mixture of cultures"; - mix - The act of mixing together
"paste made by a mixture of flour and water"; - mix, commixture, admixture, intermixture, mixing
Derived forms: mixtures Type of: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection, combination, combine, combining, compounding, food product, foodstuff, substance Encyclopedia: Mixture |