Mixture Part Horror Substances Noun ˈmɪkstʃə(R ˈmɪkstʃər Curious

• she was a curious mixture, part grand lady, part wild child.
• the city is a mixture of old and new buildings.
• we listened to the news with a mixture of surprise and horror.
• anger is often caused by frustration or embarrassment, or a mixture of the two.

mixture

1. a combination of different things
• SEE ALSO dolly mixture
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/dolly-mixture
• She was a curious mixture, part grand lady, part wild child.
• The city is a mixture of old and new buildings.
• We listened to the news with a mixture of surprise and horror.
• Anger is often caused by frustration or embarrassment, or a mixture of the two.
• pastries filled with a mixture of nuts, sugar and rose water

Extra Examples

• He looked at me with a mixture of amazement and horror.
• Lust and revenge are a heady mixture.
• The cloth is made from a mixture of linen and cotton.
• The pond contains a mixture of goldfish and carp.
• a heady mixture of desire and fire
• a judicious mixture of young and experienced players
• an eclectic mixture of architectural styles
• a complex mixture of dance, ritual and architecture
2. a substance made by mixing other substances together
• SEE ALSO cough mixture
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/cough-mixture
• Spread the cake mixture into a greased baking tin.
• Add the eggs to the mixture and beat well.
• Gradually fold the flour into the egg mixture.

Extra Examples

• Pour the cake mixture into the bowl.
• The mixture contains some ingredients that are difficult to find.
• An alloy is a mixture of two types of metal.
3. a combination of two or more substances that mix together without any chemical reaction taking place
• COMPARE compound
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/compound_2
• Exposures to chemical mixtures have produced unexpected effects.
4. the act of mixing different substances together

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from French mixture or Latin mixtura, from miscere ‘to mix’.