admix

present singular third person admixes · participle present admixing · participle past admixed · past admixed

1. transitiveTo mingle with something else; to mix.

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

   2012, Stephen Spotte, Societies of Wolves and Free-ranging Dogs, page 1

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

   2011, David Munchin, Is Theology a Science?, page 18

plural admixes

1. The act of admixing.

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

   2014, Michael Sandborn, Nataliya Vatsyayana, A Rosetta Stone: The Universal Harmonic Language Model, page 48

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.

   2011, George A. Freedman, Contemporary Esthetic Dentistry, page 337