mixture

About 24.35 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The act of mixing.

   The mixture of sulphuric acid and water produces heat.

2. noun Something produced by mixing.

   An alloy is a mixture of two metals.

3. noun Something that consists of diverse elements.

   The day was a mixture of sunshine and showers.

4. noun A medicinal compound, typically a suspension of a solid in a solution

   A teaspoonful of the mixture to be taken three times daily after meals

5. noun A compound organ stop.
6. noun A cloth of variegated colouring.
7. noun A mix of different dry foods as a snack, especially chevda or Bombay mix.

Similar words

intermixture mix admixture mixing commixture concoction assortment miscellanea motley miscellany

Often followed by

of is and was to in into with for

Word family

mixture stop mixtures