 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
admixture
noun
1: the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of
something [syn: {alloy}]
2: an additional ingredient that is added by mixing with the
base; "the growing medium should be equal parts of sand
and loam with an admixture of peat moss and cow manure";
"a large intermixture of sand" [syn: {intermixture}]
3: the act of mixing together; "paste made by a mix of flour
and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording
studio" [syn: {mix}, {commixture}, {mixture}, {intermixture},
{mixing}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Admixture \Ad*mix"ture\ (?; 135), noun [L. admiscere, admixtum, to
admix; ad + miscere to mix. See {Mix}.]
1. The act of mixing; mixture.
2. The compound formed by mixing different substances
together.
3. That which is mixed with anything.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
49 Moby Thesaurus words for "admixture":
accretion, addition, alloy, alloyage, amalgam, amalgamation, bit,
blend, blending, coalescence, combination, combo, comminglement,
commingling, commixture, composite, composition, compound,
concoction, confection, dash, doctor, eclecticism, ensemble,
fortification, fusion, immixture, integration, interfusion,
interlarding, interlardment, interminglement, intermingling,
intermixture, magma, merger, mingling, mix, mix-up, mixing,
mixture, paste, pluralism, shade, smack, spice, syncretism, taint,
tinge
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