MIXTURE


Meaning of MIXTURE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmɪkstʃə ]

n. 1 the process of mixing or being mixed. 2 the result of mixing; something mixed; a combination. 3 Chem. the product of the random distribution of one substance through another without any chemical reaction taking place between the components, as distinct from a chemical compound. 4 ingredients mixed together to produce a substance, esp. a medicine (cough mixture). 5 a person regarded as a combination of qualities and attributes. 6 gas or vaporized petrol or oil mixed with air, forming an explosive charge in an internal-combustion engine. øthe mixture as before the same treatment repeated. [ME f. F mixture or L mixtura (as MIXED)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.