1932 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 17 Feb. 36/5 (heading) Notice—bids for supplying emulsified pre-mix [for repairing roads].

1957 Times 2 Dec. (Agric. Suppl.) p. vi/4 A source of greater fear to those familiar with oestrogen effects is the inhalation of dust from a concentrated premix, which would present a definite hazard.

1963 H. R. Clauser Encycl. Engin. Materials 519/1 The unsaturated resin is first mixed with fillers, fibers, and catalyst to provide a nontacky compound... The premix is molded at pressures of 150 to 500 psi and at temperatures ranging from 250–310 F.

1980 Dirt Bike Oct. 31/1 I was just tanking with pre-mix when Ward slid to a billowing halt in front of my Corvair van.

1997 Baker's Rev. June 9/2 (advt.) Tempt your customers with a mouthwatering selection of classic..cakes, all made from Dawn Creme Cake—the original and authentic American premix.

2000 Farmers Weekly 18 Feb. 38/1 The premix contains soya, rapemeal, whole cottonseed, fish, molasses and maize gluten.

1960 O. Skilbeck ABC of Film & TV Working Terms 98 Premix, when dubbing is likely to prove especially difficult, or when insufficient heads are available for the number of tracks involved, some tracks may be combined at a first premix stage and added to the remainder later.

1972 J. Quick & T. LaBau Handbk. Film Production xviii. 201 In the event of an extremely complex mix, pre-mixes may be desirable. This is where a few of the tracks are mixed to a desired level and then that master track mixed with the remaining channels of information. The director makes decisions concerning whether or not to pre-mix his film.

1976 B. Armstrong Gloss. TV Terms 71 Premix, a preliminary dub of certain sound tracks, usually music and effects, before the final mix.

2001 Mix (Nexis) Apr. 4 On a large screen with high SPLs, you don't want quite that dynamic range. In the premix, I would spread it out.

1932 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 29 Feb. 10 Contracts for furnishing emulsified pre-mix paving repair material.

1949 Our Industry (Anglo-Iranian Oil Co.) (ed. 2) xi. 267 Road construction and repair... Mix-in-Place is a variation of the pre-mix method where the mixture is made on the site by means of specially designed graders or mixing plants.

1963 H. R. Clauser Encycl. Engin. Materials 537/2 Premix molding materials are physical mixtures of a reactive thermosetting resin.., chopped fibrous reinforcement..and powdered fillers.

1977 Evening News 11 June 11/6 Producer and artist then live with these ‘pre-mix’ tapes for about two months.

1999 Engineering Nov. 31/1 By using lean premix combustors.., engineers have been able to reduce the combustion temperature.

1917 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 6 Oct. 14/3 The gas is premixed with air by the Selas system.

1942 W. W. Robbins et al. Weed Control xxii. 380 The dilute spray solution may be premixed in a supplementary elevated tank.

1972 J. Quick & T. LaBau Handbk. Film Production xviii. 201 In the event of an extremely complex mix, pre-mixes may be desirable... The director makes decisions concerning whether or not to pre-mix his film.

1991 Mech. Engin. Sept. 49/3 Mitsubishi and Tohoku Electric are designing a combustor whose multiple nozzles will premix gas and air prior to its combustion.

1928 Decatur (Illinois) Evening Herald 28 Nov. 3/4 Non-bituminous penetration macadam and premixed bituminous surfaces.

1963 A. M. Neville Properties of Concrete iv. 205 If..concrete is delivered ready for placing from a central plant it is referred to as ready-mixed or pre-mixed concrete.

1992 Sainsbury's Wine (BNC) 10 Buck's fizz is always popular, and we've two special new premixed versions on offer this summer.

1927 Decatur (Illinois) Herald 4 Dec. 31/7 (advt.) Radiator glycerine. No pre-mixing is necessary.

1960 Farmer & Stockbreeder 8 Mar. 75/1 The idea being that two different fertilizers can be applied at the same time without pre-mixing.

1988 Artist's & Illustrator's Mag. Feb. 16/3 The only exception to pre-mixing to a paste is French ultra-marine.