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Mixture vs Commixture - What's the difference?

mixture | commixture | Synonyms |

Mixture is a synonym of commixture.


As nouns the difference between mixture and commixture

is that mixture is the act of mixing while commixture is the act or state of being mixed together; a union or mingling of constituents.

mixture

English

(wikipedia mixture)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of mixing.
    • The mixture of sulphuric acid and water produces heat.
  • Something produced by mixing.
    • An alloy is a mixture of two metals.
  • Something that consists of diverse elements
    • The day was a mixture of sunshine and showers.
  • A medicinal compound
    • A teaspoonful of the mixture to be taken three times daily after meals

    Derived terms

    * cough mixture

    Related terms

    * mix * mixer

    External links

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    commixture

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or state of being mixed together; a union or mingling of constituents.
  • *1658': Some apprehended a purifying virtue in fire, refining the grosser '''commixture , and firing out the Æthereall particles so deeply immersed in it. — Sir Thomas Browne, ''Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 4)