MIXTION

Etymology

Noun

mixtion (countable and uncountable, plural mixtions)

(archaic) The act or process of mixing; the state of being mixed or becoming mixed; a mixture.

(obsolete) A compound of drugs; a medicinal concoction.

(obsolete) A chemical compound.

(obsolete) In gilding, a mixture of amber, mastic, and asphalt used as a size or mordant for affixing gold leaf to wood or to distemper pictures.

(obsolete) The addition of something as an ingredient; admixture; the presence of a heterogeneous element in a mixture or compound.

(obsolete) A kind of cement made of mastic, amber, etc, used as a mordant for gold leaf.

Source: Wiktionary


Mix"tion, n. Etym: [L. mixtio, mistio: cf. F. mixtion. See Mistion, Mix.]

1. Mixture. [Obs.]

2. A kind of cement made of mastic, amber, etc., used as a mordant for gold leaf.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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