admixture

Meanings

Plural: admixtures

Noun

• the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something
• an additional ingredient that is added by mixing with the base
  • "the growing medium should be equal parts of sand and loam with an admixture of peat moss and cow manure"
• the act of mixing together
• An instance of admixing, a mixing in of something.
• An instance of admixing, a mixing in of something.
• A mixing-in of a biologically or genetically differentiated group to an established stock.
• A mixture, in some contexts
• A mixture, in some contexts:
• a mixture composed of entities retaining their individual properties.

Synonyms

alloy, commixture, intermixture, mix, mixing, mixture