admixture

[ ad-miks-cher ]
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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.

  1. a compound containing an admixture.

Origin of admixture

1
1595–1605; <Latin admixt(us) + -ure, on the model of mixture

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British Dictionary definitions for admixture

admixture

/ (ədˈmɪkstʃə) /


noun
  1. a less common word for mixture

  2. anything added in mixing; ingredient

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