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.
Phrases and idioms:
the mixture as before the same treatment repeated.
Etymology: ME f. F mixture or L mixtura (as MIXED)