mixture

Universal Words noun 1 [C,usually sing.] a combination of different things: 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. 2 [C,U] a substance made by mixing other substances together: cake mixture * Add the eggs to the mixture and beat well. seealsoCOUGHMIXTURE 3 [C] (technical) a combination of two or more substances that mix together without any chemical reaction taking place compareCOMPOUNDn. 4 [U] the act of mixing different substances together