admixture
noun
ad·mix·ture
ad-ˈmiks-chər 
1
a
: the action of mixing
b
: the fact of being mixed
2
a
: something added by mixing
b
: a product of mixing : mixture
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an alloy that includes a small admixture of silver
an admixture of rose petals and lavender for a fragrant potpourri
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Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
So too is the complex admixture of tones that, by the end of the evening, results in laughs that stick in the throat.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024
While market activity always reflects a certain admixture of underlying company fundamentals and macro considerations, Nvidia is uniquely symbolic: the bellwether of the innovation economy and the promise of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI).
—Ruth Foxe Blader, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
The City Hall scene was familiar to me from friends’ previous impulse marriages: Hispanic and Chinese and Russian couples dressed to the nines and smiling shyly with entire families in tow, some admixture of practicality and sentiment infusing the whole room with a slightly absurdist glow.
—Ellyn Gaydos, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
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“Admixture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/admixture. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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admixture
noun
ad·mix·ture
ad-ˈmiks-chər
1
a
: the act of mixing
b
: the fact of being mixed
2
a
: something added by mixing
b
: a product of mixing
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