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A blend of components that has been mixed in advance of use or of further processing.

* 1994 , G. Bickley Remmey, Firing Ceramics , page 120,

High velocity premix' systems — high velocity ' premix burner systems have been popular with some European kiln builders due to the fact that they are more fuel efficient than most other systems.

* 2005 , Robin Beauchamp, Designing Sound for Animation , page 143,

As the postproduction phase nears completion, elements (units) are mixed-down to premixes' (predub). ' Premixes are developed independently for each of the stems.

* 2005 , Hilary Wyatt, Tim Amyes, Audio Post Production For Television And Film , page 238,

Premixes' can be divided down into groups such as dialogue, effects and music, or even further, into ' premixes of spot effects, foley effects, atmosphere effects, etc.

* 2006 , M. J. McPherson, S. G. Møller, PCR , 2nd Edition, Taylor & Francis, page 80,

Where possible you should prepare a premix containing the common reactants for all the PCRs you are setting up.

* 2007 , John Purcell, Dialogue Editing for Motion Pictures: A Guide to the Invisible Art , page 311,

In comparison, dialogue editors have it pretty easy. Still, like the gymnast, for the past few weeks you?ve been preparing for one brief, intense experience: the dialogue premix .

* 2008 , Robert Blair, Nutrition and Feeding of Organic Poultry , page 223,

When vitamins and minerals are combined in a single premix', it should be used within 30 days of purchase. Vitamin and trace mineral ' premixes should be stored in the dark in dry sealed containers.

(Australia, informal) A manufactured beverage consisting of alcohol and soft drink, milk or other non-alcoholic drinks; an alcopop.

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, title=What does UDL stand for? , group=aus.tv , author=Spot , date=September 26 , year=2006 , passage=Within months, the first range of UDL^[] premixes hit the shelves and the rest, as they say, is history. For over 40 years, Aussies have been sipping UDLs, and they're now as much a part of the Australian tradition as backyard cricket and throwin' a prawn on the barbie. citation

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, title=Health Minister blames Coalition policies for teenage binge drinking , group=aus.politics , author=DM , date=April 29 , year=2008 , passage=Around 2001 or 2002 I did a marketing assignment for Uni and chose a premix' alcoholic beverage as my product. I got over 95% for the assignment, but it came back with rather a lot of red pen that pointed out how unethical it was to target underage females in this way, particularly as I provided research material that showed these ' premixes were a gateway to high lifelong use of alcohol. citation

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, title=New tax on alcopops , group=aus.tv , author=Typhoid , date=April 29 , year=2008 , passage=The premixes are  a nice starter before a night out.  I go the 2.1 standard drinks per can as there is more buzz less fizz. citation