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
Examples of admixture in a Sentence
an alloy that includes a small admixture of silver
an admixture of rose petals and lavender for a fragrant potpourri
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As a result, traces of Denisovan DNA live on in some humans today — something interbreeding geneticists call admixture.
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
John, lucky in everything, had received the enhancing admixture of dark, French Mediterranean, Bouvier blood.
—Jeffrey Eugenides, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
Hot mixing generates intense heat and chemical conditions, raising worker safety concerns and complicating the use of steel reinforcement or modern admixtures.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 25 Feb. 2026
This was the Steam Age; the admixture of fire and water was known to hold great power.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
John, lucky in everything, had received the enhancing admixture of dark, French Mediterranean, Bouvier blood.
—Jeffrey Eugenides, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
Hot mixing generates intense heat and chemical conditions, raising worker safety concerns and complicating the use of steel reinforcement or modern admixtures.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 25 Feb. 2026
This was the Steam Age; the admixture of fire and water was known to hold great power.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Admixture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/admixture. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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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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