mix
verb (used with object)
to combine (substances, elements, things, etc.) into one mass, collection, or assemblage, generally with a thorough blending of the constituents.
unmix
-
a word derived from
mix.
Example Sentences
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And those mixtures can naturally unmix over time, especially when temperatures fluctuate.
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 2, 2021
“Still, it’s a sewer. Once you’ve put poop into water, you can’t unmix it.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2016
How the chocolate turned white, and the milk turned brown, and how sometimes you can’t unmix things no matter how much you might want to.
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
But, even having found out which was which, it took a little time and the use of a palm branch as a lever to unmix them.
From Baby Jane's Mission by Reginald Parnell
They are so mixed up that we do not know how to unmix them.
From Things as They Are Mission Work in Southern India by Amy Carmichael
