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mixturea substance made by mixing other substances together

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a substance made by mixing other substances together

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈmɪkstʃər/

Korean meaning: 여러 물질을 섞어서 만든 혼합물

Korean pronunciation: **믹스**처

Example Sentences

  • My dog's behavior is a mixture of Einstein's genius and a tornado's chaos.
  • The air mixture in the engine needs to be precisely controlled.
  • His speech was a strange mixture of Shakespeare and hip-hop lyrics.

mixture

NOUN

//ˈmɪkstʃər//

a substance made by mixing other substances together

mixture concept
💡 Concept

A student creates a green mixture by combining blue and yellow liquids

mixture rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Under the fixture, texture becomes mixture!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈmɪkstʃər/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈmɪkstʃə(r)/

🌳Etymology

Rootmix
Suffix--ture

Origin

From Latin 'mixtura', derived from 'miscere' meaning 'to mix'. The word entered Middle English through Old French 'mixture'.

🎵Rhyme

fixturetexturelecture
fixture
texture
lecture

🔗Collocations

mixture of emotions
chemical mixture
rich mixture
explosive mixture
mixture ratio
homogeneous mixture

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My dog's behavior is a mixture of Einstein's genius and a tornado's chaos.

The air mixture in the engine needs to be precisely controlled.

😄 Fun example

His speech was a strange mixture of Shakespeare and hip-hop lyrics.

The medication is a mixture of several active ingredients.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

blendcombinationcompoundfusionamalgam

Antonyms

separationisolationpurification

Related

mixcombinemergesolutioncompound

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