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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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
Further archaeogenetic studies in collaboration with local scholars, as well as novel admixture modelling and dating techniques, will illuminate the developing patterns better and enable direct connections to archaeological findings and hypotheses.
From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 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
Blue, red, and yellow have been termed primary colours; they cannot be formed by the admixture of any other colours.
From Principles of Decorative Design Fourth Edition by Dresser, Christopher
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