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admix

verb

  1. to mingle or add to something else
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈædmɪks/ / /ædˈmɪks/ / /ədˈmɪks/

noun

Etymology: Back-formation from admixture; analyzable as ad- + mix.

  1. The act of admixing.

    In light (vision) the admix results in white and in pigments the admix results in grey.

  2. The mixture that results from admixing, especially an alloy.

    In the late 1990s metal-reinforced glass ionomers were introduced for use as core buildups. These contain a silver alloy admix.

verb

Etymology: Back-formation from admixture; analyzable as ad- + mix.

  1. To mingle with something else; to mix.

    Therefore in our account of the development of their intellectual ideas, we also admix pertinent personal details.

    They have 78 chromosomes, and all are known to admix.