Meaning & use

mixture

noun·Everyday

A substance made by combining two or more different materials that keep their own properties.

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The cake batter is a mixture of flour, eggs, sugar, and butter.

Her mood was a strange mixture of excitement and dread before the interview.

A note on using this word

In chemistry, 'mixture' specifically refers to a physical combination of substances that can usually be separated again, unlike a chemical compound.

Words with a similar meaning

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