Mixture
Noun
UK
/ˈmɪks.tʃər/
US
/ˈmɪks.tʃɚ/
Definition
A combination of two or more things.
Example
"The paint mixture creates a new colour."
"The scientist studied the chemical mixture to see how it reacts."
"A mixture of emotions filled her when she saw her childhood home."
Explanation
A mixture is something made by combining two or more things. For example, the cookie dough is a mixture of butter, sugar, flour, and chocolate chips. Mixtures can be solid, liquid, or both, and they are used in cooking, science, art, and even emotions. For example, a person can feel a mixture of happiness and sadness at the same time. Mixtures are useful because they create new results or new experiences, but once things are mixed, separating them again can be difficult or sometimes impossible, depending on what was combined.