admixture

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something
  2. noun an additional ingredient that is added by mixing with the base
  3. noun the act of mixing together

Etymology

From Latin admixtūra, from admixtus, past participle of admisceō (“to mix in”), from misceō (“to mix”). Analyzable as ad- + mixture.

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Synonyms

alloy

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