mixture
Other forms: mixtures
A mixture is, simply, the product of mixing. Sometimes, like in the case of ice cream with fudge, a mixture can turn out delicious. At other times, though, like with oil and water, a mixture just fails to jive.
A mixture is a concoction of several parts combined. In chemistry, it describes a composition made up of two or more substances that can be separated. When it comes to textiles, mixture describes fabric that consists of various yarn or materials. Note the difference between mix and mixture, though. Elements in a mix retain their unique parts even though they have been thrown together. In a mixture, elements are blended in such a way that they forfeit their individuality.
Definitions of mixture
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a collection containing a variety of sorts of thingssynonyms: assortment, medley, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, varietytypes:grab bagan assortment of miscellaneous itemsrangea variety of different things or activitiesselectionan assortment of things from which a choice can be madefarrago, gallimaufry, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbaga motley assortment of thingsalphabet soupa confusing assortmentsampleran assortment of various samplesbanda range of frequencies between two limitstype of:accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collectionseveral things grouped together or considered as a whole
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any foodstuff made by combining different ingredientssynonyms: concoction, intermixturetypes:mincemeatspiced mixture of chopped raisins and apples and other ingredients with or without meatrouxa mixture of fat and flour heated and used as a basis for saucesbattera liquid or semiliquid mixture, as of flour, eggs, and milk, used in cookingdougha flour mixture stiff enough to knead or rollfillinga food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc.ready-mixa commercial preparation containing most of the ingredients for a dishself-raising flour, self-rising floura commercially prepared mixture of flour and salt and a leavening agentturkey stuffingstuffing for turkeyfarce, forcemeatmixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggsbread doughany of various doughs for breadpancake batterbatter for making pancakesfritter batterbatter for making fritterslekvara sweet filling made of prunes or apricotstype of:
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(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)types:alloy, metala mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when moltencolloida mixture with properties between those of a solution and fine suspensioncompositiona mixture of ingredientsmechanical mixturea mixture whose components can be separated by mechanical meanseutectica mixture of substances having a minimum melting pointsolutiona homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solutionsuspensiona mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancyfreezing mixturea mixture of substances (usually salt and ice) to obtain a temperature below the freezing point of waterGreek firea mixture used by Byzantine Greeks that was often shot at adversaries; catches fire when wettedgummitea gummy orange mixture of uranium oxides and silicates occurring naturally in the hydration and oxidation of pitchblendelamellar mixturea mixture in which substances occur in distinct layersmattea mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores are smeltedoxyacetylenea mixture of oxygen and acetylene; used to create high temperatures for cutting or welding metalsmineral jelly, petrolatum, petroleum jellya semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in medicinal ointments and for lubricationplastera mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilingssoda limea mixture of sodium and calcium hydroxides; absorbs liquids and gasessilver proteina colloid preparation of protein (albumin or gelatin) and silver oxide; used in aqueous solution as an antibacterial agentVaselinea trademarked brand of petroleum jellybrinea strong solution of salt and water used for picklingaqueous solutiona solution in watercolloidal solution, colloidal suspension, sola colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquidslurrya suspension of insoluble particles (as plaster of Paris or lime or clay etc.) usually in waterresuspensiona renewed suspension of insoluble particles after they have been precipitatedheavy metala metal of relatively high density (specific gravity greater than about 5) or of high relative atomic weight (especially one that is poisonous like mercury or lead)18-karat goldan alloy that contains 75 per cent gold22-karat goldan alloy that contains 87 per cent goldemulsion(chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquidspasteany mixture of a soft and malleable consistencyAlnicotrade name for an alloy used to make high-energy permanent magnets; contains aluminum and iron and nickel plus cobalt or copper or titaniumamalgam, dental amalgaman alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgamsfusible metalan alloy with a low melting point and used as solder and in safety plugs and sprinkler fuseselectruman alloy of gold and silverpewterany of various alloys of tin with small amounts of other metals (especially lead)pinchbeckan alloy of copper and zinc that is used in cheap jewelry to imitate goldpot metalan alloy of copper and lead used especially for making large potssolderan alloy (usually of lead and tin) used when melted to join two metal surfaceswhite golda pale alloy of gold usually with platinum or nickel or palladiumtype metalan alloy of tin and lead and antimony used to make printing typeBabbitt metal, babbittan alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces frictionbleach liquora solution containing bleaching agents that is used to bleach textiles or paper pulpBritannia metalan alloy similar to pewterbuffer solutiona solution containing a bufferCarboloyan alloy based on tungsten with cobalt or nickel as a binder; used in making metal-cutting toolscollodiona colorless syrupy solution of pyroxylin in ether and alcohol; used as a coating for wounds or photographic filmssteelan alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide rangecheoplastic metalany alloy that fuses at low temperatures and can be used molding artificial teethchlorine wateran aqueous solution of chlorine used as a bleaching agentcomposta mixture of decaying vegetation and manure; used as a fertilizerconjugate, conjugate solutiona mixture of two partially miscible liquids A and B produces two conjugate solutions: one of A in B and another of B in Acopper-base alloyany alloy whose principal component is copperdental goldan alloy of gold used in dentistrydilutiona diluted solutionDuraluminan aluminum-based alloyelectrolytea solution that conducts electricityeluatea liquid solution that results from elutionFehling's solutiona liquid solution of copper sulfate and potassium tartrate and sodium hydroxide that is used to test for sugar in the urine; solution turns reddish when sugar is presentformalin, formola 10% solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimensgrouta thin mortar that can be poured and used to fill cracks in masonry or brickworkInconela nickel-base alloy with chromium and iron; used in gas-turbine bladesInvaran alloy of iron and nickel having a low coefficient of thermal expansion; used in tuning forks and measuring tapes and other instrumentsliquid bleacha solution containing bleaching agents; used for laundrymasha mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water; used in brewingpearlitea lamellar mixture of cementite and ferrite formed during the cooling of austenite; a constituent of steel and cast ironpyrophoric alloyan alloy that emits sparks when struck or scratched with steel; used in lighter flintsroughcasta coarse plaster for the surface of external wallssapa watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plantshot metalan alloy that is 98% lead and 2% arsenic; used in making small shotsilica gela porous form of silica that is highly absorbentsoupany composition having a consistency suggestive of soupspackle, spackling compoundpowder (containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste used to fill cracks and holes in plastersparkle metalmatte that has 74 percent copperprimary solid solution, solid solutiona homogeneous solid that can exist over a range of component chemicals; a constituent of alloys that is formed when atoms of an element are incorporated into the crystals of a metalGram's solutiona solution used in staining bacteria by Gram's method; consists of one part iodine and two parts potassium iodide and 300 parts waterStellitea very hard alloy of cobalt and chromium with cobalt as the principal ingredient; used to make cutting tools and for surfaces subject to heavy wearsterling silvera silver alloy with no more than 7.5% copperstuccoa plaster now made mostly from Portland cement and sand and lime; applied while soft to cover exterior walls or surfacestambac, tombac, tombakan alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gildingtonera solution containing chemicals that can change the color of a photographic printWood's alloy, Wood's metala fusible alloy that is half bismuth plus lead, tin, and cadmium; melts at about 160 degrees Fahrenheittype of:substancethe real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
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an event that combines things in a mixture
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the act of mixing togethersynonyms: admixture, commixture, intermixture, mix, mixing
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