mixture
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(noun) (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding) |
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Related Words: Greek fire, alloy, colloid, composition, eutectic, freezing mixture, gummite, lamellar mixture, matter, mechanical mixture, oxyacetylene, plaster, soda lime, solution, substance, suspension |
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(noun) an event that combines things in a mixture; "a gradual mixture of cultures" |
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Synonyms: mix |
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Related Words: blend, combination, combine, combining, concoction |
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(noun) any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients; "he hesitated to taste the strange concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade" |
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Synonyms: concoction, intermixture |
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Related Words: batter, dough, dressing, filling, food product, foodstuff, mincemeat, mix, premix, roux, stuffing |
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(noun) a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders" |
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Synonyms: assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, motley, potpourri, variety |
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Related Words: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection, farrago, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag, range, selection |
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(noun) the act of mixing; "paste made by a mixture of flour and water" |
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Synonyms: admixture, commixture, mix, mixing |
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Related Words: combination, combining, compounding |
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