mixture -
n. 1 the process of mixing or being mixed.
2 the result of mixing; something mixed; a combination.
3 Chem. the product of the random distribution of one substance through another without any chemical reaction taking place between the components, as distinct from a chemical compound.
4 ingredients mixed together to
produce a substance, esp. a
medicine (
cough mixture).
5 a person regarded as a combination of qualities and attributes.
6 gas or vaporized petrol or oil mixed with air, forming an explosive charge in
an internal-combustion engine.
the mixture as before the same treatment repeated. [ME f. F mixture or L mixtura (as MIXED)]
