1. 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
    
2. (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
   "The chemist created a mixture of various solvents for the experiment"
    
3. Any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients
   "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade";
   - concoction, intermixture
    
4. An event that combines things in a mixture
   "a gradual mixture of cultures";
   - mix
    
5. 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