mixture

  • 1mixture — [ mikstyr ] n. f. • 1560, rare av. XIXe; misture 1190; lat. mixtura 1 ♦ Didact. Mélange de plusieurs substances chimiques, pharmaceutiques, généralement liquides. ⇒ mélange, mixtion. 2 ♦ Cour. Mélange comestible (boisson ou aliment) dont on… …

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  • 2Mixture — (orgue) Les mixtures sont des jeux d orgue dits composés car ils sont constitués de plusieurs rangs de tuyaux accordés en octaves et en quintes. Ce sont les mixtures qui fournissent le son si caractéristique de l orgue, celui du Plein Jeu ou… …

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  • 3mixture — mixture, admixture, blend, compound, composite, amalgam denote a product formed by the combination of two or more things. Mixture is the most inclusive and most widely applicable term; it has, however, many specific applications; thus, a fabric… …

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  • 4Mixture — Mix ture, n. [L. mixtura, fr. miscere, mixtum, to mix: cf. F. mixture. See {Mix}.] 1. The act of mixing, or the state of being mixed; as, made by a mixture of ingredients. Hooker. [1913 Webster] 2. That which results from mixing different… …

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  • 5Mixture? — Studio album by Relative Silence Released February 2002 Recorded December 2001 January 2002 Genre P …

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  • 6mixture — ► NOUN 1) a substance made by mixing other substances together. 2) (a mixture of) a combination of different things in which the components are individually distinct. 3) the charge of gas or vapour mixed with air admitted to the cylinder of an… …

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  • 7mixture — index coalescence, coalition, consolidation, diversity, incorporation (blend), melange, merger, solution …

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  • 8mixture — (n.) early 15c., from O.Fr. misture and directly from L. mixtura a mixing, from mixtus (see MIX (Cf. mix) (v.)) …

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  • 9mixture — [miks′chər] n. [LME < L mixtura < mixtus: see MIX] 1. a mixing or being mixed 2. something made by mixing; esp., a) a combination of ingredients, kinds, etc. b) a yarn or fabric made of two or more different fibers, often of different… …

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  • 10Mixture — For other uses, see Mix (disambiguation). In chemistry, a mixture is a material system made up by two or more different substances which are mixed together but are not combined chemically. Mixture refers to the physical combination of two or more …

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