mixture
Definitions of mixture
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an event that combines things in a mixturesynonyms: mengproduct, mengprodukt, mengsel, mengverhouding, mix, mixagetype of:samenstellingan occurrence that results in things being united
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any foodstuff made by combining different ingredientssynonyms: brouwsel, drank, drankje, halflinnen, melange, mengproduct, mengprodukt, mengsel, mix, mixage, mixtuurtypes:dressing, interieur, verbandmateriaala mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetablesbeslaga liquid or semiliquid mixture, as of flour, eggs, and milk, used in cookinghalflinnena commercially prepared mixture of dry ingredientsbeleg, broodbeleg, broodbelegsel, plombeersel, tandvullinga food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc.type of:
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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: melange, mengproduct, mengprodukt, mengsel, mix, mixage, mixtuurtypes:alliage, alligatie, legering, metaallegering, metaalverbindinga mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when moltencolloïdea mixture with properties between those of a solution and fine suspensionoplossing, reddingsmiddela homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solutionsuspensiea mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancylakbenzine, paraffine-olie, paraffineoliea semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in medicinal ointments and for lubricationkalk, muurkalk, pleister, pleisterkalk, pleistermortel, stuc, witkalk, witsela mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilingssodalooga mixture of sodium and calcium hydroxides; absorbs liquids and gasescompost, drijfmest, mengmest, sliba suspension of insoluble particles (as plaster of Paris or lime or clay etc.) usually in waterpasta, smeer, smeermiddel, smeersel, smeervet, strijksel, vetany mixture of a soft and malleable consistencyamalgaaman alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgamspinsbek, semilor, similor, spinsbekan alloy of copper and zinc that is used in cheap jewelry to imitate goldsoldeer, soldeersel, soldeertinan alloy (usually of lead and tin) used when melted to join two metal surfaceswitgouda pale alloy of gold usually with platinum or nickel or palladiumletterspeciean alloy of tin and lead and antimony used to make printing typestaalan alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide rangechloorwateran aqueous solution of chlorine used as a bleaching agentcompost, mengmest, mest, meststof, plantenmest, potaarde, potgrond, speciea mixture of decaying vegetation and manure; used as a fertilizerverdunninga diluted solutionduraluminiuman aluminum-based alloyformaline, formola 10% solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimensgorgeldrank, mondwater, spoeldrank, spoelsela medicated solution used for gargling and rinsing the mouthaftreksel, extract, infuus, treksela solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)aardappelpureea mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water; used in brewingalpaca, argentaan, berlijns-zilver, nieuwzilver, nikkelkoper, witkopera silver-white alloy containing copper and zinc and nickelparelsteen, perlieta lamellar mixture of cementite and ferrite formed during the cooling of austenite; a constituent of steel and cast ironsapa watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plantdampa visible suspension in the air of particles of some substancebepleistering, kalk, muurkalk, pleister, pleisterkalk, pleistermortel, pleisterwerk, stuc, stucwerk, witkalk, witsela plaster now made mostly from Portland cement and sand and lime; applied while soft to cover exterior walls or surfaces
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