admixture

admixture
    n 1: the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of
         something [syn: {admixture}, {alloy}]
    2: an additional ingredient that is added by mixing with the
       base; "the growing medium should be equal parts of sand and
       loam with an admixture of peat moss and cow manure"; "a large
       intermixture of sand" [syn: {admixture}, {intermixture}]
    3: the act of mixing together; "paste made by a mix of flour and
       water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording
       studio" [syn: {mix}, {commixture}, {admixture}, {mixture},
       {intermixture}, {mixing}]
    

Admixture \Ad*mix"ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. admiscere, admixtum, to
   admix; ad + miscere to mix. See {Mix}.]
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   1. The act of mixing; mixture.
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   2. The compound formed by mixing different substances
      together.
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   3. That which is mixed with anything.
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49 Moby Thesaurus words for "admixture":
      accretion, addition, alloy, alloyage, amalgam, amalgamation, bit,
      blend, blending, coalescence, combination, combo, comminglement,
      commingling, commixture, composite, composition, compound,
      concoction, confection, dash, doctor, eclecticism, ensemble,
      fortification, fusion, immixture, integration, interfusion,
      interlarding, interlardment, interminglement, intermingling,
      intermixture, magma, merger, mingling, mix, mix-up, mixing,
      mixture, paste, pluralism, shade, smack, spice, syncretism, taint,
      tinge