Mix"ture (?), n. [L. mixtura,
fr. miscere, mixtum, to mix: cf. F. mixture. See
Mix.] 1. The act of mixing, or the state
of being mixed; as, made by a mixture of ingredients.
Hooker.
2. That which results from mixing different
ingredients together; a compound; as, to drink a mixture of
molasses and water; -- also, a medley.
There is also a mixture of good and evil wisely
distributed by God, to serve the ends of his providence.
Atterbury.
3. An ingredient entering into a mixed mass;
an additional ingredient.
Cicero doubts whether it were possible for a community
to exist that had not a prevailing mixture of piety in its
constitution.
Addison.
4. (Med.) A kind of liquid medicine
made up of many ingredients; esp., as opposed to solution, a
liquid preparation in which the solid ingredients are not completely
dissolved.
5. (Physics & Chem.) A mass of two or
more ingredients, the particles of which are separable, independent,
and uncompounded with each other, no matter how thoroughly and finely
commingled; -- contrasted with a compound; thus, gunpowder is
a mechanical mixture of carbon, sulphur, and niter.
6. (Mus.) An organ stop, comprising
from two to five ranges of pipes, used only in combination with the
foundation and compound stops; -- called also furniture stop.
It consists of high harmonics, or overtones, of the ground
tone.
Syn. -- Union; admixture; intermixture; medley.