mixture meaning and definition

MIXTURE noun

Definition of mixture (noun)

1. (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
2. any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients
   • "he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade"
   • synonyms: concoction, intermixture
3. a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
   • "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions"
   • synonyms: assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety
4. an event that combines things in a mixture
   • "a gradual mixture of cultures"
   • synonyms: mix
5. the act of mixing together
   • "paste made by a mix of flour and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio"
   • synonyms: admixture, commixture, intermixture, mix, mixing