单词 | mixture |
释义 | mixture/ˈmɪkstʃə![]() noun 1A substance made by mixing other substances together: form the mixture into a manageable dough shandy is a mixture of beer and lemonade...
Synonyms blend, mix, brew, combination, concoction; jumble, fusion, composition, compound, alloy, amalgam 1.1 [mass noun] The process of mixing or being mixed. 1.2A combination of different things in which the component elements are individually distinct: the old town is a mixture of narrow medieval streets and 18th-century architecture...
Synonyms assortment, miscellany, medley, melange, blend, variety, mixed bag, mix, diversity, collection, selection, assemblage, combination, motley collection, pot-pourri, conglomeration, jumble, mess, confusion, mishmash, hotchpotch, hodgepodge, ragbag, pastiche, patchwork, farrago, hash informal mash-up rare gallimaufry, omnium gatherum, olio, salmagundi, macédoine 1.3 Chemistry The product of the random distribution of one substance through another without any chemical reaction, as distinct from a compound.Whereas ester waxes are produced directly by living organisms, paraffin waxes consist of mixtures of high molecular weight hydrocarbons separated during the fractionation of petroleum....
1.4The charge of gas or vapour mixed with air which is admitted to the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, especially as regards the ratio of fuel to air: newer pilots often leave their mixture rich during an entire flight...
1.5 (also mixture stop) An organ stop in which each key sounds a group of small pipes of different pitches, giving a very bright tone.Then you have mixtures, which are basically many different pitched pipes on one note, depending on the mixtures in different intervals....
Phrasesthe mixture as before OriginLate Middle English: from French mixture or Latin mixtura (see mixed). Rhymes |
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