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Meaning of admixtion | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ædˈmɪkstʃən

Definitions

A mingling of different things; a mixture.

archaic, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Français admixtion

Examples

“truly for the Engliſheman to bee offended with the admixtion of Latine, or the Latine manne to miſlike the poutheryng of Greke, appereth vnto me a moche like thing, as if at a feaſt with varietee of good meates and drinkes furniſhed, one that loueth to feede of a Capon, ſhould take diſpleaſure that an other man hath appetite to a Coney, […]”
“The elements are no where pure in these lower regions; and if there is any free from the admixtion of another, sure it is above the concave of the moon.”
“All metals may be calcined by strong waters, or by admixtion of salt, sulphur, and mercury.”
“There is no way to make a strong and vigorous powder of saltpetre, without the admixtion of sulphur.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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