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mixture
A combination of substances held together by physical rather than chemical means. The constituents of a mixture retain all their own chemical properties and mixtures do not have to be combined in definite proportions, as is required for chemical compounds.
Sweetened tea is a mixture of tea and sugar, and concrete is a mixture of sand, gravel, and cement.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Aviation
- Category: Aeronautics
- Company: Aviation Supplies & Academics
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