- the act of mixing together
"paste made by a mix of flour and water"
"the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio"

- an event that combines things in a mixture
"a gradual mixture of cultures"

- any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients
"he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"
"he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade"

- 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"

- (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)

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.