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intermixture

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A mass formed by mixture; a mass of ingredients mixed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Admixture; also, an additional ingredient.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the act of mixing together

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • paste made by a mix of flour and water
  • the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mix, commixture, admixture, mixture, mixing

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: combination, combining, compounding

4

noun

Meaning 4

an additional ingredient that is added by mixing with the base

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • 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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: admixture

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: ingredient

5

noun

Meaning 5

any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he volunteered to taste her latest concoction
  • he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: concoction, mixture

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: foodstuff, food product

Narrower terms: mincemeat, stuffing, dressing, roux, batter, dough, mix, premix, filling

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English mixture English intermixture From inter- + mixture.