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- noun Plural form of
admixture .
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Examples
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There are a couple of ways to combat this issue such as admixtures (compounds added to the concrete mix) or laying down insulation like blankets.
Brownstoner 2008
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Mr. Mansel never quite unpacks the central paradox of his narrative: The admixtures making these cities so appealing accelerated their demise.
On the Eastern Shore Michael Young 2011
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I made them admixtures of brute fact and imagined innards, and these guises 'said more' than any bio revealed about their real selves.
Brian Joseph Davis: A Horrifying Satire of Hollywood Returns Brian Joseph Davis 2011
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The article does not say how the ultra high strength or higher density is achieved, I would expect it is with the addition of admixtures which can be hazardous to the environment and expensive.
MIT Discovery Means Next-Gen Concrete Could Last for 16,000 Years | Inhabitat 2009
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You could easily find seven or eight soil types in Finger Lakes vineyards, keeping in mind that most soils are not a single type but are admixtures of several.
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I made them admixtures of brute fact and imagined innards, and these guises 'said more' than any bio revealed about their real selves.
Brian Joseph Davis: A Horrifying Satire of Hollywood Returns Brian Joseph Davis 2011
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It's the men who burst to life here—Schwartz and Affenlight most of all, with their touching admixtures of driven intellect and dreamy naïveté.
Call Me Safe, Ishmael Sam Sacks 2011
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The cheapest shots, the happiest hour, the most potent admixtures.
E (novel extract) 2010
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Perhaps some day there will be persuasive that median intelligence can somehow be linked to admixtures of racial heritage but there is none today except in the view of bigots.
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A regular yin-yang that facilitates existence itself and allows us to perceive and experience the admixtures.
Carry-Over Thread 2007
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