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mixology

mixology noun: the art of combining various ingredients to create cocktails.

Noun

mixology (usually uncountable, plural mixologies)

  1. (slang, usually) The art of combining various ingredients to create cocktails.
  2. (rare, slang, usually) The work of a disc jockey.

Forms of mixology

pluralmixologies

Origin of mixology

Back-formation from mixologist. By surface analysis, mix + -ology.

Words formed from mixology

Questions about mixology

What does mixology mean?
Mixology means the art of combining various ingredients to create cocktails.
What part of speech is mixology?
Mixology is a noun.
What is the plural of mixology?
The plural of mixology is mixologies.

Words near mixology in the dictionary

  1. mixological
  2. mixologically
  3. mixologies
  4. mixologist
  5. mixologists
  6. mixology
  7. mixolydian
  8. Mixolydian mode
  9. mixomycetophagous
  10. mixomycetophagy
  11. Mixon

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