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ADMIX
admix
(verb) mix or blend; “Hyaline casts were admixed with neutrophils”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
admix (third-person singular simple present admixes, present participle admixing, simple past and past participle admixed)
(transitive) To mingle with something else; to mix.
Noun
admix (plural admixes)
The act of admixing.
The mixture that results from admixing, especially an alloy.
Source: Wiktionary
Ad*mix", v. t. Etym: [Pref. ad- + mix: cf. L. admixtus, p. p. of admiscere. See Mix.]
Definition: To mingle with something else; to mix. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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