admixture
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admixture
- /ədˈmɪkst͡ʃɚ/
- /ædˈmɪkst͡ʃɚ/
Where it comes from
From Latin admixtūra, from admixtus, past participle of admisceō (“to mix in”), from misceō (“to mix”). Analyzable as ad- + mixture.
noun admixtures
- An instance of admixing, a mixing in of something. The admixture of vanilla extract in the dough improved the pastries' flavor.
- A mixing-in of a biologically or genetically differentiated group to an established stock. Both were lean, raw-boned specimens; the man tall, sandy, and grey-eyed, and the woman short and rather dark, with a black straightness of hair suggesting a slight Indian admixture.
- A mixture, in some contexts
- a mixture composed of entities retaining their individual properties. Background EEG demonstrates an admixture of theta and delta waves.
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Talk about this word "admixture." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/admixture. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. admixture. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/admixture "admixture." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/admixture.Cite this
@misc{admixture_2026,
title = {admixture},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/admixture},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
