Meaning & use
mixture
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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