Admixture Definition & Meaning

admixture
noun
  1. the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something
  2. an additional ingredient that is added by mixing with the base; "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"
  3. the act of mixing together; "paste made by a mix of flour and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio"

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