admixture Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something
    alloy.
  2. noun an additional ingredient that is added by mixing with the base
    intermixture.
    • the growing medium should be equal parts of sand and loam with an admixture of peat moss and cow manure
    • a large intermixture of sand
  3. noun the act of mixing together
    mixture; intermixture; mix; commixture; mixing.
    • paste made by a mix of flour and water
    • the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio

WordNet

Ad*mix"ture noun
Etymology
L. admiscere, admixtum, to admix; ad + miscere to mix. See Mix.
Definitions
  1. The act of mixing; mixture.
  2. The compound formed by mixing different substances together.
  3. That which is mixed with anything.

Webster 1913