Associations to the word «Admixture»

Wiktionary

ADMIXTURE, noun. An instance of admixing, a mixing-in of something.
ADMIXTURE, noun. A mixing-in of a biologically or genetically differentiated group to an established stock.
ADMIXTURE, noun. A mixture, in some contexts
ADMIXTURE, noun. (epilepsy) a mixture composed of entities retaining their individual properties.

Dictionary definition

ADMIXTURE, noun. The state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something.
ADMIXTURE, noun. An additional ingredient that is added by mixing with the base; "the growing medium should be equal parts of sand and loam with an admixture of peat moss and cow manure"; "a large intermixture of sand".
ADMIXTURE, noun. The act of mixing together; "paste made by a mix of flour and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.