Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun mixture

5 senses of mixture

Sense 1
mixture -- ((chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding))
       => substance -- (the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists; "DNA is the substance of our genes")

Sense 2
concoction, mixture, intermixture -- (any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients; "he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade")
       => foodstuff, food product -- (a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food)

Sense 3
assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley -- (a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions")
       => collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage -- (several things grouped together or considered as a whole)

Sense 4
mix, mixture -- (an event that combines things in a mixture; "a gradual mixture of cultures")
       => combining, combine -- (an occurrence that results in things being united)

Sense 5
mix, commixture, admixture, mixture, intermixture, mixing -- (the act of mixing together; "paste made by a mix of flour and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio")
       => combination, combining, compounding -- (the act of combining things to form a new whole)