mixture
Definitions of mixture
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(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)synonyms: mélangetypes:alliagea mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when moltenmélange, solutiona homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solutionsuspensiona mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancyplâtrea mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilingspâteany mixture of a soft and malleable consistencysoudurean alloy (usually of lead and tin) used when melted to join two metal surfacesacieran alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide rangedilutiona diluted solutionformola 10% solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimenssolution isotoniquea solution having the same osmotic pressure as bloodcoulis, mortier claira thin mortar that can be poured and used to fill cracks in masonry or brickworksolution solidea homogeneous solid that can exist over a range of component chemicals; a constituent of alloys that is formed when atoms of an element are incorporated into the crystals of a metalvapeura visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance
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any foodstuff made by combining different ingredientssynonyms: mélangetypes:rouxa mixture of fat and flour heated and used as a basis for saucespâtea flour mixture stiff enough to knead or rollmélangea commercially prepared mixture of dry ingredientsfarine avec levurea commercially prepared mixture of flour and salt and a leavening agentpâtea dough of flour and water and shorteningtype of:
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