mixture

Etymology

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French misture, from Latin mixtūra (“a mixing”), from mixtus, perfect passive participle of misceō (“mix”); compare mix.

noun

1. The act of mixing.
   The mixture of sulphuric acid and water produces heat.
2. Something produced by mixing.
   An alloy is a mixture of two metals.
3. Something that consists of diverse elements.
   The day was a mixture of sunshine and showers.
4. A medicinal compound, typically a suspension of a solid in a solution
   A teaspoonful of the mixture to be taken three times daily after meals
5. (music) A compound organ stop.
6. A cloth of variegated colouring.
7. (India) A mix of different dry foods as a snack, especially chevda or Bombay mix.