commixture
commixture noun: the act or state of being mixed together; a union or mingling of constituents; commixtion.
Noun
commixture (countable and uncountable, plural commixtures)
- The act or state of being mixed together; a union or mingling of constituents; commixtion.
- Some apprehended a purifying virtue in fire, refining the grosser commixture, and firing out the Æthereall particles so deeply immersed in it.1658, Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial, Penguin, published 2005, page 4
- Of these gases the former become less and less noxious in proportion to their commixture with atmospheric air; the latter more and more dangerous, and liable to explosion, in proportion to the same commixture, in quantities limited to six parts and 12 parts of atmospheric air. No commixture of...1816, “On Lighting Coal Mines”, in Thomas Thomson, editor, Annals of Philosophy, Volume 7: January-June 1816, page 118
commixture meaning in Tamil
commixture in Tamil
- ஒருங்கு கலத்தல்
Forms of commixture
| plural | commixtures |
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Origin of commixture
From com- + mixture.
Questions about commixture
- What does commixture mean?
- Commixture means the act or state of being mixed together; a union or mingling of constituents; commixtion.
- What is commixture in Tamil?
- Commixture in Tamil is ஒருங்கு கலத்தல். See Commixture meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is commixture?
- Commixture is a noun.
- What is the plural of commixture?
- The plural of commixture is commixtures.
Words near commixture in the dictionary
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