"mixtures" in the noun sense

1. mixture

chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)

2. concoction, mixture, intermixture

any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients

"he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"

"he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade"

3. assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley

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"

4. mix, mixture

an event that combines things in a mixture

"a gradual mixture of cultures"

5. mix, commixture, admixture, mixture, intermixture, mixing

the act of mixing together

"paste made by a mix of flour and water"

"the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio"

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