mixture

Everyday

1. A mixture is something made by putting different things together, such as cake mixture or a mixture of colours. tree →
2. In science, a mixture is two or more substances mixed together but not joined chemically, so they can be separated again. tree →

In the lessons

In science lessons: sand and water, salt water and trail mix are mixtures; you can separate them by filtering, sieving, using a magnet or letting water evaporate. In cooking: stir the mixture, pour the mixture into the tin. In everyday life: a mixture of feelings (happy and sad at once). Phrases: a mixture of, cake mixture, cough mixture.

Examples

• Pour the cake mixture into the tin. tree →
• Sand and water make a mixture. tree →
• You can separate the mixture with a sieve. tree →
• I felt a mixture of excitement and fear. tree →
• The paint was a mixture of blue and yellow. tree →
• Salt water is a mixture you can separate by evaporation. tree →
• Stir the mixture until it is smooth. tree →
• Cough mixture is a liquid medicine. tree →
• Some were gray, others white, and still others a mixture of brown and black. tree →

Note

Countable. Do not confuse with a solution (a mixture where one thing dissolves, like sugar in tea) or a compound (substances joined chemically). A mixture is still a mixture even if you cannot see the parts.

In Jewish tradition

It can mean a blend of things. Here it is a boiling brew, spice mixed in a pot, or the "alien mixture" of foreigners among Israel.

Interpretation. In Nehemiah, the separation of the mixed multitude is read as keeping Israel's identity and law pure. Ezekiel's pot is read as a picture of Jerusalem's judgment.

Examples

• He maketh the deep to boil like a pot; he maketh the sea like a seething mixture. (Writings JOB.41.23, JPS 1917) tree →
• And it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the alien mixture. (Writings NEH.13.3, JPS 1917) tree →
• heaping on the wood, kindling the fire, that the flesh may be consumed; and preparing the mixture, that the bones also may be burned; (Prophets EZK.24.10, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Countable. Do not confuse with a solution (a mixture where one thing dissolves, like sugar in tea) or a compound (substances joined chemically). A mixture is still a mixture even if you cannot see the parts.