Admixture — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something

an additional ingredient that is added by mixing with the base

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɾɐdˌɪkɹətˌɪzəm/

🇬🇧British English

/kˌakɒɹˈatʃɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˌakɒɹˈatʃɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæɾɐdˌɪkɹətˌɪzəm/.

Examples

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
paste made by a mix of flour and water

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mixture alloy mix intermixture mixing commixture

Parts of Speech

noun	the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something
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”
noun	the act of mixing together “paste made by a mix of flour and water”

Word Forms

admix	verb	mix or blend
intermix	verb	combine into one
mix	verb	mix so as to make a random order or arrangement
commix	verb	to bring or combine together or with something else

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Beimischung

der Zustand der Beeinträchtigung der Qualität oder der Minderung des Wertes einer Sache

🇫🇷French

mélange

l'état d'altérer la qualité ou de réduire la valeur de quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

mezcla

el estado de deterioro de la calidad o reducción del valor de algo

🇮🇹Italian

mescolanza

lo stato di deterioramento della qualità o riduzione del valore di qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

mengsel

de toestand waarin de kwaliteit van iets wordt aangetast of de waarde ervan wordt verminderd

🇵🇹Portuguese

mistura

o estado de prejudicar a qualidade ou reduzir o valor de algo

🇷🇺Russian

примесь

состояние ухудшения качества или снижения ценности чего-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मिश्रण

किसी चीज़ की गुणवत्ता ख़राब होने या मूल्य कम होने की अवस्था

🇧🇩Bengali

মিশ্রণ

গুণমান নষ্ট করা বা কিছুর মান হ্রাস করার অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

கலவை

ஏதாவது ஒன்றின் தரத்தை குறைக்கும் அல்லது மதிப்பைக் குறைக்கும் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

మిశ్రమం

నాణ్యతను బలహీనపరిచే లేదా ఏదైనా విలువను తగ్గించే స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

मिश्रण

गुणवत्ता खराब करण्याची किंवा एखाद्या गोष्टीचे मूल्य कमी करण्याची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

મિશ્રણ

ગુણવત્તાને નબળી પાડવાની અથવા કોઈ વસ્તુનું મૂલ્ય ઘટાડવાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಿಶ್ರಣ

ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟವನ್ನು ದುರ್ಬಲಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಯಾವುದೋ ಮೌಲ್ಯವನ್ನು ಕಡಿಮೆ ಮಾಡುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മിശ്രിതം

എന്തിൻ്റെയെങ്കിലും ഗുണനിലവാരം നശിപ്പിക്കുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മൂല്യം കുറയ്ക്കുന്ന അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਿਸ਼ਰਣ

ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ ਨੂੰ ਵਿਗਾੜਨ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੇ ਮੁੱਲ ਨੂੰ ਘਟਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

مرکب

معیار کو خراب کرنے یا کسی چیز کی قدر کو کم کرنے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

混合物

损害某物质量或降低某物价值的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

混和剤

何かの品質を損なったり、価値を下げたりする状態

🇰🇷Korean

혼합

물건의 품질이 떨어지거나 가치가 떨어지는 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chất phụ gia

tình trạng làm suy giảm chất lượng hoặc giảm giá trị của một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

ส่วนผสม

สถานะของการทำให้คุณภาพลดลงหรือลดมูลค่าของบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

campuran

keadaan merusak kualitas atau mengurangi nilai sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

pinaghalo

ang estado ng pagkasira ng kalidad o pagbabawas ng halaga ng isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

bahan campuran

keadaan menjejaskan kualiti atau mengurangkan nilai sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خليط

حالة إضعاف الجودة أو تقليل قيمة شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

مخلوط

حالت تضعیف کیفیت یا کاهش ارزش چیزی

🇹🇷Turkish

katkı

bir şeyin kalitesini bozma veya değerini azaltma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

תַעֲרוֹבֶת

מצב של פגיעה באיכות או הפחתת ערכו של משהו

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