COMMIXTURE

mix, commixture, admixture, mixture, intermixture, mixing

(noun) the act of mixing together; “paste made by a mix of flour and water”; “the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

commixture (countable and uncountable, plural commixtures)

The act or state of being mixed together; a union or mingling of constituents; commixtion.

Source: Wiktionary


Com*mix"ture, n. Etym: [L. commixtura.]

1. The act or process of mixing; the state of being mingled; the blending of ingredients in one mass or compound. In the commixture of anything that is more oily or sweet, such bodies are least apt to putrefy. Bacon.

2. The mass formed by mingling different things; a compound; a mixture. Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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GUILLOTINE

(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”


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