mixture
n 1: (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances
mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with
chemical bonding)
2: any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients; "he
hesitated to taste the strange concoction"; "he drank a
mixture of beer and lemonade" [syn: {concoction}, {intermixture}]
3: a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a
great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a
variety of disorders" [syn: {assortment}, {miscellany}, {miscellanea},
{variety}, {potpourri}, {motley}]
4: an event that combines things in a mixture; "a gradual
mixture of cultures" [syn: {mix}]
5: the act of mixing; "paste made by a mixture of flour and
water" [syn: {mix}, {commixture}, {admixture}, {mixing}]