Mixture
In chemistry, a mixture is a material made up of two or more different substances which are mixed. A mixture refers to the physical combination of two or more substances in which the identities are retained and are mixed in the form of solutions, suspensions and colloids.Mixtures are one product of mechanically blending or mixing chemical substances such as elements and compounds, without chemical bonding or other chemical change, so that each ingredient substance retains its own chemical properties and makeup. Despite that there are no chemical changes to its constituents, the physical properties of a mixture, such as its melting point, may differ from those of the components. Some mixtures can be separated into their components by using physical (mechanical or thermal) means. Azeotropes are one kind of mixture that usually pose considerable difficulties regarding the separation processes required to obtain their constituents (physical or chemical processes or, even a blend of them).
Compound (noun)
an enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
Compound (noun)
a group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices
Compound (noun)
Anything made by combining several things.
Compound (noun)
A substance made from any combination elements.
Compound (noun)
A substance formed by chemical union of two or more ingredients in definite proportions by weight.
Compound (noun)
A lexeme that consists of more than one stem; compound word; for example laptop, formed from lap and top.
Compound (noun)
a compound locomotive, a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.
Compound (adjective)
composed of elements; not simple
“a compound word”
Compound (adjective)
dealing with numbers of various denominations of quantity, or with processes more complex than the simple process
“compound addition; compound proportion”
Compound (adjective)
An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).
Compound (verb)
To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts.
“to compound a medicine”
Compound (verb)
To assemble (ingredients) into a whole; to combine, mix, or unite.
Compound (verb)
To modify or change by combination with some other thing or part; to mingle with something else.
Compound (verb)
To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.
“to compound a debt”
Compound (verb)
To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement; to compromise.
Compound (verb)
To come to terms of agreement; to agree; to settle by a compromise; usually followed by with before the person participating, and for before the thing compounded or the consideration.
Compound (verb)
To compose; to constitute.
Compound (verb)
To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.
Compound (verb)
To worsen a situation
Mixture (noun)
The act of mixing.
“The mixture of sulphuric acid and water produces heat.”
Mixture (noun)
Something produced by mixing.
“An alloy is a mixture of two metals.”
Mixture (noun)
Something that consists of diverse elements.
“The day was a mixture of sunshine and showers.”
Mixture (noun)
A medicinal compound.
“A teaspoonful of the mixture to be taken three times daily after meals”
Mixture (noun)
A chevda or Bombay mix.