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admixture

noun

ad-ˈmiks-chər

Definition of admixture

as in mixture

a distinct entity formed by the combining of two or more different things an admixture of rose petals and lavender for a fragrant potpourri

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Recent Examples of admixture As a result, traces of Denisovan DNA live on in some humans today — something interbreeding geneticists call admixture. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 14 May 2026 Hot mixing generates intense heat and chemical conditions, raising worker safety concerns and complicating the use of steel reinforcement or modern admixtures. — William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 25 Feb. 2026 This was the Steam Age; the admixture of fire and water was known to hold great power. — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026 This is usually addressed with what are called admixture chemicals – but those greatly increase the mixture's viscosity, to the point that the 3D printer can't pump it out. — New Atlas, 2 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for admixture

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Noun

Pieces are hand-breaded in a gluten-free flour and spice mixture.

— Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
As Ross immediately calls out, this mixture of a child’s game with a sense of politesse, set to a stately, period-appropriate Vivaldi concerto, absolutely does feel like a game that might have been played in an 18th-century court.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of mixture

Noun

The study estimates that by 2050, depending on the energy mix, calcium-looping DAC could achieve 85–96 per cent CO₂-removal efficiency.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 13 Aug. 2026
This mix of modernity and tradition works well, both inside and out, where a stroll around the ground’s perimeter switches quickly from feeling gloriously old-school to being brought right up to date.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of mix

Noun

His blend of humor and pathos demands a high-wire act from his ensembles.

— Maureen Lee Lenker, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
Road trippers can spend the night at Red Cliffs Lodge Zion, A Tribute Portfolio Hotel, where award-winning interior design blends seamlessly with the panoramic sights of towering red rock and radiant fall foliage.

— Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of blend

Noun

Disability literature shows that the disability experience is not one of limitations, but an amalgam of different ways of moving through the world, and surely of value to all of us, disabled and nondisabled alike.

— Kenny Fries, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
The nonprofit founded by Stan Karter, Jerry Temaner and Gordon Quinn (the name is an amalgam of the founders’ last names) is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 July 2026

Definition of amalgam

Noun

Everything else, including the original two-tone leather interior, Speedline Aero alloy wheels, and striking Gladiator Red paint, remains period-correct.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 Aug. 2026
These exotic forms of metal alloys are not as regular as crystals, but not amorphous like glass, which gives them unusual properties.

— Natalie Wolchover, Quanta Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of alloy

Noun

The New York Supreme Court agreed, finding that Betty Boop was an amalgamation of many contemporary Jazz-era figures.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Aug. 2026
Such an amalgamation opens up to a different spectatorial experience, a notion of sensuality that’s rarely a concern of writing on Brocka’s cinema.

— Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 10 July 2026

Definition of amalgamation

Noun

Tbilisi’s emerging fashion scene is becoming internationally visible with its distinctively bold combination of the old and the new.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026
The new order calls for splitting up combination vaccines, like the one that protects against measles, mumps and rubella, which would be given as three shots instead of one, at three separate office visits.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026

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