admixture
Americannoun
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the act of mixing; state of being mixed.
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anything added; any alien element or ingredient.
This is a pure product; there are no admixtures.
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a compound containing an admixture.
noun
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a less common word for mixture
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anything added in mixing; ingredient
Etymology
Origin of admixture
1595–1605; < Latin admixt ( us ) + -ure, on the model of mixture
Example Sentences
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The film itself is just as slippery and multi-layered, down to Lee’s heady admixture of documentary and dramatic aesthetics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
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
“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
The study, published in Nature Communications, shows that people with European ancestry, who were previously treated as a genetically homogenous group in large-scale genetic studies, have clear evidence of mixed genetic lineages, known as admixture.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2023
When we observed it it seemed due to an admixture of a faint jaundice tinge with a deep flush.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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