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Mixture
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(n.) 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.
(2):
(n.) That which results from mixing different ingredients together; a compound; as, to drink a mixture of molasses and water; - also, a medley.
(3):
(n.) An ingredient entering into a mixed mass; an additional ingredient.
(4):
(n.) 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.
(5):
(n.) 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.
(6):
(n.) The act of mixing, or the state of being mixed; as, made by a mixture of ingredients.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Mixture'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/m/mixture.html. 1828.
