Admixture
WordNet
noun
(1) The act of mixing together
"Paste made by a mix of flour and water"
"The mixing of sound channels in the recording studio"
(2) An additional ingredient that is added by mixing with the base
"The growing medium should be equal parts of sand and loam with an admixture of peat moss and cow manure"
"A large intermixture of sand"
(3) The state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something
WiktionaryText
Noun
- something that is mixed together
- epilepsy- a mixture comprised of entities retaining their individual properties. for example: "Background EEG demonstrates an admixture of theta and delta waves."
- the mixing of genetically differentiated groups
- 1883: Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
- ...the wood still flourished high and dense, all of fir on the land side, but towards the sea with a large admixture of live oaks.
- 1883: Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island