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mixture

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mixture /mix·ture/ (miks´cher) a combination of different drugs or ingredients, as a fluid with other fluids or solids, or of a solid with a liquid.
mix·ture (mkschr)
n.
1. A composition of two or more substances that are not chemically combined with each other and are capable of being separated.
2. A preparation consisting of a liquid holding an insoluble medicinal substance in suspension by means of some viscid material.

mixture
[miks′chər]
Etymology: L, miscere, to mix
1 a substance composed of ingredients that are not chemically combined and do not necessarily occur in a fixed proportion.
2 (in pharmacology) a liquid containing one or more medications in suspension. The proportions of the ingredients are specific to each mixture. Compare compound, solution. See also mistura.

mixture [miks´chur]
a combination of different drugs or ingredients, as a fluid with other fluids or solids, or of a solid with a liquid.

mixture,
n a chemical substance containing more than one type of molecule. The components of a mixture may be separated through physical means.

mixture
a combination of different drugs or ingredients, such as a fluid with other fluids or solids, or a solid with a liquid.


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