half-and-halfs

noun

plural of half-and-half
as in compounds

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  1. compounds
  2. mixtures
  3. composites
  4. alloys
  5. blends
  6. cocktails
  7. mixes
  8. emulsions
Noun
  • By the late 1950s, the compounds were turning up in human blood, and by the 1960s and '70s scientists had linked them to serious health harms, a risk profile that hasn't gone away.
    — Refractor, Refractor, 30 July 2026
  • And when the government tested six compounds designed to mimic the effects of testosterone, prosecutors said that all of them contained actual testosterone — a steroid hormone subject to strict regulation because of the risks involved in taking it.
    — Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Definition of compounds
Noun
  • New methods for testing chemical mixtures Thousands of chemicals are used in commerce and released into the environment.
    — Brad Reisfeld, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
  • More recently, drones have been used to drop incendiary mixtures that ignite apartment buildings and residential blocks.
    — David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of mixtures
Noun
  • Stronger, more effective composites for electric vehicles, high-speed rail, and airplanes are being produced by lightweight, radiation-tolerant nanomaterials and metamaterials honed for spacecraft, which also reduce weight and increase range.
    — Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • The collaboration, called BioShoes4All, brought together 69 partners working across sectors, including design, biological resources, leather, polymer, composites, chemical products, machine manufacturers, logistics and waste recovery.
    — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 28 July 2026
Definition of composites
Noun
  • The element plays an important role in superconductors, advanced alloys, ceramics, phosphors, and other high-performance technologies.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
  • Most missiles, like the Tomahawk, are made of aluminum alloys and other metals.
    — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
Definition of alloys
Noun
  • His primary goal was to produce virtually every regional Scotch style in one facility, which would allow for a wide range of blends without relying on other producers.
    — David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • These topicals come in 30-day supplies and range from two-ingredient blends to more intensive multi-ingredient formulas.
    — Nicole Hernandez, USA Today, 24 July 2026
Definition of blends
Noun
  • There’s plenty of craft cocktails, sake, some Japanese beers on tap, and a California-dominant wine list.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026
  • There will be fresh pasta, farmers’-market plates, stirred Italian cocktails, biodynamic California and Italian wines.
    — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of cocktails
Noun
  • Shoppers caught a break with some types of salad mixes, though, which stores advertised at prices 7 to 24 cents cheaper than a year prior, the USDA said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
  • The rising use of data analysis and various artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in the media and entertainment industry favors new mixes of various storage and memory technologies.
    — Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of mixes
Noun
  • Chemical structures Butter and margarine are emulsions, which are mixtures of tiny water droplets spread throughouta continuous fat matrix.
    — Rosemary Trout, Scientific American, 27 June 2026
  • Chemical structures Butter and margarine are emulsions, which are mixtures of tiny water droplets spread throughout a continuous fat matrix.
    — Rosemary Trout, The Conversation, 10 June 2026
Definition of emulsions
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