admixture

American  

[ad-miks-cher] / ædˈmɪks tʃər /

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.

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admixture British  

/ ədˈmɪkstʃə /

noun

1. a less common word for mixture

2. anything added in mixing; ingredient

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Etymology

Origin of admixture

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

Example Sentences

Mr. Sayles notes that the U.S. is often quaintly likened to a melting pot; the reality of the country’s boiling admixture is much more dangerous and much more powerful.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

Such a genetic signature was detected thanks to a new approach that disentangles 40,000 years of admixture and other confounding events.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2024

“These papers illustrate how the intricate interplay between ancient selection and admixture events has profoundly shaped … present-day Eurasians.”

From Science Magazine • Jan. 10, 2024

I think I am ... as all of us are, a complex of motives, and everything we do is an admixture of many thoughts and premises oftentimes we don’t even understand.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2023

Color: Darker dorsally, Light Ochraceous as opposed to Cinnamon Buff; due to admixture of gray, absonus has more of a grayish cast.

From The Pocket Gophers (Genus Thomomys) of Utah, Vol. 1 No. 1 Kansas University Publications. by Durrant, Stephen D.