Meaning

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

noun a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

originFrom Middle English, borrowed from Old French misture, from Latin mixtūra (“a mixing”), from mixtus, perfect passive participle of misceō (“mix”); compare mix.

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