admixture C2+ Topic:Food & Drink US /ædˈmɪkstʃɚ/ UK /ədˈmɪkstʃə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a mixture, or an additional ingredient mixed into something The alloy contained a small admixture of copper. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a mixture, or an additional... mixtureblendalloycompoundamalgamaddition Word family Related forms admixmixturemix Etymology AI details From admix (after mixture), from Latin admixtus, past participle of admiscere ('to mix with'), from ad- ('to') + miscere ('to mix'). admiscere Latin miscere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Food & Drink External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # admixture **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ædˈmɪkstʃɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ədˈmɪkstʃə/ ## Meanings 1. a mixture, or an additional ingredient mixed into something ## Examples - The alloy contained a small admixture of copper. ## Synonyms - mixture - blend - alloy - compound - amalgam - addition ## Related Forms - admix - mixture - mix ## Roots and Affixes - Root: admiscere - Root: miscere ## Etymology From admix (after mixture), from Latin admixtus, past participle of admiscere ('to mix with'), from ad- ('to') + miscere ('to mix'). ## AI Etymology Admixture is a noun meaning "a mixture, or an additional ingredient mixed into something". Historically, it is from admix (after mixture), from Latin admixtus, past participle of admiscere ('to mix with'), from ad- ('to') + miscere ('to mix'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: admixture is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The historical chain links Latin admiscere with Latin miscere. Close English family members include admix, mixture, and mix. ## Topics - Food & Drink markdown