Mixture — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɪkstʃɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɪkstʃə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɪkstʃə/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈɪkstʃɚ/.

Examples

he volunteered to taste her latest concoction
he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade
a great assortment of cars was on display

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

concoction mixed bag mix intermixture potpourri variety mixing admixture salmagundi miscellanea commixture assortment smorgasbord miscellany motley

Parts of Speech

noun	(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
noun	any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients “he volunteered to taste her latest concoction”
noun	a collection containing a variety of sorts of things “a great assortment of cars was on display”
noun	an event that combines things in a mixture “a gradual mixture of cultures”
noun	the act of mixing together “paste made by a mix of flour and water”

Word Forms

mix	verb	mix together different elements
concoct	verb	prepare or cook by mixing ingredients
motley	adjective	consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds; ; ; ; ; ; - I.A.Richards
motley	verb	make something more diverse and varied
commix	verb	to bring or combine together or with something else
admix	verb	mix or blend
intermix	verb	combine into one

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Mischung

(Chemie) ein Stoff, der aus zwei oder mehr miteinander vermischten Stoffen besteht (nicht in festen Mengenverhältnissen und ohne chemische Bindung)

🇫🇷French

mélange

(chimie) une substance composée de deux substances ou plus mélangées ensemble (pas dans des proportions fixes et sans liaison chimique)

🇪🇸Spanish

mezcla

(química) una sustancia que consta de dos o más sustancias mezcladas entre sí (no en proporciones fijas y sin enlaces químicos)

🇮🇹Italian

miscela

(chimica) una sostanza costituita da due o più sostanze mescolate insieme (non in proporzioni fisse e senza legame chimico)

🇳🇱Dutch

mengsel

(chemie) een stof die bestaat uit twee of meer stoffen die met elkaar vermengd zijn (niet in vaste verhoudingen en niet met chemische binding)

🇵🇹Portuguese

mistura

(química) uma substância que consiste em duas ou mais substâncias misturadas (não em proporções fixas e sem ligação química)

🇷🇺Russian

смесь

(химия) вещество, состоящее из двух или более веществ, смешанных между собой (не в фиксированных пропорциях и не имеющих химической связи)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मिश्रण

(रसायन विज्ञान) एक पदार्थ जिसमें दो या दो से अधिक पदार्थ एक साथ मिश्रित होते हैं (निश्चित अनुपात में नहीं और रासायनिक बंधन के साथ नहीं)

🇧🇩Bengali

মিশ্রণ

(রসায়ন) একত্রে মিশ্রিত দুই বা ততোধিক পদার্থের সমন্বয়ে গঠিত একটি পদার্থ (নির্দিষ্ট অনুপাতে নয় এবং রাসায়নিক বন্ধনের সাথে নয়)

🇮🇳Tamil

கலவை

(வேதியியல்) ஒன்றாக கலந்த இரண்டு அல்லது அதற்கு மேற்பட்ட பொருட்களைக் கொண்ட ஒரு பொருள் (நிலையான விகிதத்தில் இல்லை மற்றும் இரசாயன பிணைப்புடன் அல்ல)

🇮🇳Telugu

మిశ్రమం

(కెమిస్ట్రీ) ఒకదానితో ఒకటి కలిపిన రెండు లేదా అంతకంటే ఎక్కువ పదార్థాలతో కూడిన పదార్ధం (స్థిరమైన నిష్పత్తిలో కాదు మరియు రసాయన బంధంతో కాదు)

🇮🇳Marathi

मिश्रण

(रसायनशास्त्र) एक पदार्थ ज्यामध्ये दोन किंवा अधिक पदार्थ एकत्र मिसळले जातात (निश्चित प्रमाणात नाही आणि रासायनिक बंधनासह नाही)

🇮🇳Gujarati

મિશ્રણ

(રસાયણશાસ્ત્ર) એક પદાર્થ જેમાં બે અથવા વધુ પદાર્થો એકસાથે મિશ્રિત હોય છે (નિયત પ્રમાણમાં નહીં અને રાસાયણિક બંધન સાથે નહીં)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಿಶ್ರಣ

(ರಸಾಯನಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ) ಎರಡು ಅಥವಾ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ವಸ್ತುಗಳನ್ನು ಒಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಬೆರೆಸಿದ ವಸ್ತುವನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುತ್ತದೆ (ಸ್ಥಿರ ಪ್ರಮಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಲ್ಲ ಮತ್ತು ರಾಸಾಯನಿಕ ಬಂಧದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಅಲ್ಲ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

മിശ്രിതം

(രസതന്ത്രം) രണ്ടോ അതിലധികമോ പദാർത്ഥങ്ങൾ കൂടിച്ചേർന്ന ഒരു പദാർത്ഥം (നിശ്ചിത അനുപാതത്തിലല്ല, കെമിക്കൽ ബോണ്ടിംഗ് ഉള്ളതല്ല)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਿਸ਼ਰਣ

(ਰਸਾਇਣ) ਇੱਕ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੋ ਜਾਂ ਦੋ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਇਕੱਠੇ ਮਿਲਾਏ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ (ਨਿਸ਼ਚਿਤ ਅਨੁਪਾਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਹੀਂ ਅਤੇ ਰਸਾਇਣਕ ਬੰਧਨ ਨਾਲ ਨਹੀਂ)

🇵🇰Urdu

مرکب

کیمسٹری

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

混合物

（化学）由两种或多种物质混合在一起组成的物质（不以固定比例且不具有化学键合）

🇯🇵Japanese

混合

(化学) 2 つ以上の物質が（一定の割合ではなく、化学結合もしていない）混合された物質からなる物質

🇰🇷Korean

혼합물

(화학) 둘 이상의 물질이 함께 혼합된 물질(고정된 비율이 아니고 화학적 결합이 아닌)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hỗn hợp

(hóa học) chất gồm hai hay nhiều chất trộn lẫn với nhau (không theo tỷ lệ cố định và không có liên kết hóa học)

🇹🇭Thai

ส่วนผสม

(เคมี) สารที่ประกอบด้วยสารตั้งแต่สองชนิดขึ้นไปผสมกัน (ไม่อยู่ในสัดส่วนคงที่และไม่มีพันธะเคมี)

🇮🇩Indonesian

campuran

(Kimia) suatu zat yang terdiri dari dua atau lebih zat yang bercampur (tidak dalam perbandingan tetap dan tidak dengan ikatan kimia)

🇵🇭Filipino

pinaghalong

(chemistry) isang substance na binubuo ng dalawa o higit pang mga substance na pinaghalo-halong (wala sa nakapirming proporsyon at hindi may chemical bonding)

🇲🇾Malay

campuran

(kimia) bahan yang terdiri daripada dua atau lebih bahan bercampur bersama (bukan dalam perkadaran tetap dan bukan dengan ikatan kimia)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خليط

(كيمياء) مادة تتكون من مادتين أو أكثر ممزوجة ببعضها البعض (ليس بنسب ثابتة ولا ترتبط بروابط كيميائية)

🇮🇷Persian

مخلوط

(شیمی) ماده ای متشکل از دو یا چند ماده که با هم مخلوط شده اند (به نسبت ثابت و بدون پیوند شیمیایی)

🇹🇷Turkish

karışım

(kimya) iki veya daha fazla maddenin birbirine karıştırılmasından oluşan bir madde (sabit oranlarda değil ve kimyasal bağla değil)

🇮🇱Hebrew

תַעֲרוֹבֶת

(כימיה) חומר המורכב משני חומרים או יותר מעורבבים יחד (לא בפרופורציות קבועות ולא עם קשר כימי)

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