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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Slowly, it reveals itself as quintessential Stones, a potent admixture of styles, sounds and soul.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 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
The team also hopes future discoveries will help test other possibilities, including scenarios involving genetic admixture between species, similar to what has been documented much later among Neanderthals, modern humans and "Denisovans."
From Science Daily ● Dec. 16, 2025
“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
Beans are such excellent feeding that I cannot object to an admixture of them, and to most English horses they are almost a necessity; but in Ireland we care little about them.
From Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes by Nannie Lambert
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