mismix

present singular third person mismixes · participle present mismixing · participle past mismixed · past mismixed

1. To mix improperly.

   Today I lost count and mismixed my inks.

   2000, Robert Brunner, Letters from Martin: Summer, 1252 A.D., page 128

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   You can't mismix, and that's a timesaver.

   1989, American Printer - Volume 204, page 32

   "I mismixed some treatment for fungicide on tomatoes," he remembers, "and I killed every one of them, probably more than 50 plants. We had to buy tomatoes to can that year."

   1989, Acres, U.S.A. - Volume 18, page 7435

   Mismatch your loads, or mismix your concrete, and floors tilt.

   1995, Stephen M. Pompea, Current Perspectives in Astronomy and Physics: Selected Readings, page 245

plural mismixes

1. countableuncountableThe act, process, or result of mismixing.

   Negative impacts on health usually occur when there is a feed mismix and a mis-dosing.

   2020, Steve M. Ensley, Toxicology, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America, page 641

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   But for the most part, when Filipinos are by themselves, in more intimate circles (parties, house calls, etc.) their talk usually reverts to the native (Tagalog, Ilocano, Cebuano, etc.) or to a pigeonized version ( “mismix” ) of English.

   1970, Asian Studies - Volumes 7-8, page 172

   In addition to undercure effects, mismixes of two-part liquid systems are also capable of producing deleterious effects, such as reduced chemical resistance, increased moisture absorption, and reduced insulation resistance.

   1991, Tautscher, Contamination Effects on Electronic Products, page 477

   We have had incidents in the custodial area dealing with chemical safety , a mismix of chemicals without any standards in place.

   2007, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, Workplace Safety, page 50

   The existence of concentrated premixes of these minerals raises the risk of feed mismixes resulting in the accidental feeding of high, potentially toxic levels of these elements.

   2013, Barbara E. Straw, Jeffrey J. Zimmerman, Sylvie D'Allaire, Diseases of Swine, page 971