ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Mixtion

/ˈmɪkst͡ʃən/ · noun

Meaning

(archaic) The act or process of mixing; the state of being mixed or becoming mixed; a mixture..

(archaic) The act or process of mixing; the state of being mixed or becoming mixed; a mixture.
(obsolete) A compound of drugs; a medicinal concoction.
(obsolete) A chemical compound.
(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.
(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.

Nor are there hardly any who either treat of mutation or mixtion of sexes, who have not left some mention of this point […]

Use mixtion when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

Mixtion means (archaic) The act or process of mixing; the state of being mixed or becoming mixed; a mixture..

The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

Nor are there hardly any who either treat of mutation or mixtion of sexes, who have not left some mention of this point […]

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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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Definitions by Sense

(archaic) The act or process of mixing; the state of being mixed or becoming mixed; a mixture.

(obsolete) A compound of drugs; a medicinal concoction.

(obsolete) A chemical compound.

(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.

(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.

Frequently Asked Questions

Mixtion means (archaic) The act or process of mixing; the state of being mixed or becoming mixed; a mixture..

The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

Nor are there hardly any who either treat of mutation or mixtion of sexes, who have not left some mention of this point […]

FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.