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U混合;C混合物,混合剂
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Mixture \Mix"ture\, n. [L. mixtura, fr. miscere, mixtum, to mix:
cf. F. mixture. See {Mix}.]
1. The act of mixing, or the state of being mixed; as, made
by a mixture of ingredients. --Hooker.
2. That which results from mixing different ingredients
together; a compound; as, to drink a mixture of molasses
and water; -- also, a medley.
There is also a mixture of good and evil wisely
distributed by God, to serve the ends of his
providence. --Atterbury.
3. An ingredient entering into a mixed mass; an additional
ingredient.
Cicero doubts whether it were possible for a
community to exist that had not a prevailing mixture
of piety in its constitution. --Addison.
4. (Med.) A kind of liquid medicine made up of many
ingredients; esp., as opposed to {solution}, a liquid
preparation in which the solid ingredients are not
completely dissolved.
5. (Physics & Chem.) A mass of two or more ingredients, the
particles of which are separable, independent, and
uncompounded with each other, no matter how thoroughly and
finely commingled; -- contrasted with a compound; thus,
gunpowder is a mechanical mixture of carbon, sulphur, and
niter.
6. (Mus.) An organ stop, comprising from two to five ranges
of pipes, used only in combination with the foundation and
compound stops; -- called also {furniture stop}. It
consists of high harmonics, or overtones, of the ground
tone.
Syn: Union; admixture; intermixture; medley.
资料来源 : WordNet®
mixture
n 1: (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances
mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with
chemical bonding)
2: any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients; "he
volunteered to taste her latest concoction"; "he drank a
mixture of beer and lemonade" [syn: {concoction}, {intermixture}]
3: 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" [syn: {assortment}, {mixed bag}, {miscellany},
{miscellanea}, {variety}, {salmagundi}, {smorgasbord}, {potpourri},
{motley}]
4: an event that combines things in a mixture; "a gradual
mixture of cultures" [syn: {mix}]
5: 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}, {intermixture},
{mixing}]