Mixtion
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmɪkst͡ʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mixtion is a noun meaning (archaic) The act or process of mixing; the state of being mixed or becoming mixed; a mixture.
Meaning
(archaic) The act or process of mixing; the state of being mixed or becoming mixed; a mixture.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) A compound of drugs; a medicinal concoction.
- (obsolete) A chemical compound.
- (obsolete) The addition of something as an ingredient; admixture; the presence of a heterogeneous element in a mixture or compound.
- (obsolete) A kind of cement made of mastic, amber, etc., used as a mordant for gold leaf.
- (obsolete) In gilding, a mixture of amber, mastic, and asphalt used as a size or mordant for affixing gold leaf to wood or to distemper pictures.
Example Sentences
Nor are there hardly any who either treat of mutation or mixtion of sexes, who have not left some mention of this point […]
Word Forms
- mixtions
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mixture, commixture, admixtion, minglement, mingling, commingling.
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