mixture
The act of mixing.
Noun 4 meanings
The act of mixing.
“The mixture of sulphuric acid and water produces heat.”
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.”
A medicinal compound, typically a suspension of a solid in a solution
“A teaspoonful of the mixture to be taken three times daily after meals”
Etymology
From Middle English, borrowed from Old French misture, from Latin mixtūra (“a mixing”), from mixtus, perfect passive participle of misceō (“mix”); compare mix.
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MIXTURE at a glance
MIXTURE has 7 letters and scores 16 points in Scrabble (M 3 + I 1 + X 8 + T 1 + U 1 + R 1 + E 1) and 18 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,249 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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