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admixture

[ ad-miks-cher ]

noun

  1. the act of mixing; state of being mixed.
  2. anything added; any alien element or ingredient:

    This is a pure product; there are no admixtures.

  3. a compound containing an admixture.


admixture

/ ədˈmɪkstʃə /

noun

  1. a less common word for mixture
  2. anything added in mixing; ingredient
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of admixture1

1595–1605; < Latin admixt ( us ) + -ure, on the model of mixture
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Example Sentences

Artifacts in China19 and Sumatra20 dating to before 60,000 years ago seem suspiciously modern, and genetic analysis of Siberian Neanderthals dating to 120,000 years ago suggests admixture from populations related to modern humans.

The notion that “true” Americans are the descendants of English settlers whose character has been fortified by the admixture of Viking blood is abetted by the myth of the Norse discovery of America.

From Time

The story of human history is one of migrations over the globe and admixture—the exchange of DNA—between populations.

From Quartz

His wife, Susan, who is Irish, was equally loyal, with a welcome admixture of aggression.

She would have read no resentment there; the pale, sad face told of suffering, with no admixture of baser motives.

Also unmistakable signs of a greater or lesser admixture of black blood are numerous.

In the scales of the lyre called malaka the admixture, according to i. 16, is one of chrmatikon syntonon, according to ii.

They have also adopted his admixture of various styles and metres, suited to a changeful theme discussed by various speakers.

The sounds which he drew from the pianoforte were pure tone without the least admixture of anything that might be called noise.

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