# mixture

Pronunciation: US say "MIKS-chur" /ˈmɪkst͡ʃɚ/; UK say "MIKS-chuh" /ˈmɪkstʃə/

## Noun

1. Something produced by mixing two or more substances or ingredients together.
   - Simple: Something made by putting two or more things together.
   - _She whisked the eggs and sugar into a pale, fluffy mixture._
   - _The concrete mixture must cure for several days before it can bear weight._
2. Something that consists of many different or varied elements brought together.
   - Simple: Something made up of many different parts or kinds.
   - _The city's food scene is a lively mixture of immigrant traditions._
   - _His speech was an odd mixture of humor and grave warning._
3. The act or process of mixing things together.
   - Simple: The act of putting two or more different things together.
   - _The mixture of the two solutions must happen slowly to avoid overheating._
   - _The deliberate mixture of jazz with folk gave the band its early sound._
4. A medicinal compound, typically one in which a solid is suspended in a solution.
   - Simple: A liquid medicine that has tiny solid bits mixed all through it.
   - _The pharmacist measured out a chalky white mixture for his stomach trouble._
   - _Shake the mixture thoroughly, since the solid settles at the bottom of the bottle._
5. A snack consisting of a mix of assorted dry foods, such as chevda or Bombay mix. *(India)*
   - Simple: A salty snack made of many small dry foods, like fried noodles, nuts, and spices.
   - _She passed around a bowl of crunchy mixture while the chai brewed._
   - _The corner shop sells homemade mixture, heavy on the peanuts and curry leaves._
6. A cloth of variegated coloring, with several colors blended through the fabric.
   - Simple: Cloth that shows many different colors mixed together.
   - _He ordered a suit cut from a soft Scottish mixture in green and rust._
   - _The draper unrolled a bolt of mixture, its threads shifting between gray and heather purple._
7. A compound organ stop that sounds multiple ranks of pipes together for each note played.
   - Simple: A setting on a pipe organ that makes several pipes sound at once for each note.
   - _Adding the mixture gave the final hymn a brilliant, shimmering top._
   - _The organ builder revoiced the mixture so it would not scream above the rest of the chorus._

## Origin

This word came into Middle English from Old French misture, which came from Latin mixtūra ("a mixing"). That in turn came from mixtus, the past participle of misceō ("mix").

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