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[ adjective ] caused to combine or unite

Used in print

(M. Yokoyama et al., "Chemical and serological...)

The third , containing the mixed type of complete and incomplete antibodies , had titers of 1 : 256 in saline , 1 : 512 in albumin and 1 : 1024 by the indirect_Coombs_test .

The serum containing the mixed type of complete and incomplete antibodies showed activity in both regions ( Fig. 1 ) .

(Ross E. McKinney and Howard Edde, "Aerated...)

The long retention period and the complete mixing concept prevented rapid changes in either the mixed liquor or in the effluent .

The oxygen uptake rate in the mixed liquor averaged 0.8 mg / l / hr during the first four months of this study .

It appeared that most of the mixed liquor suspended solids were active microbial solids with the heavier , less active solids settling out .

Related terms

blended

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[ adjective ] consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds (even to the point of incongruity)

Examples

"an arrangement of assorted spring flowers" "assorted sizes" "miscellaneous accessories" "a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music" "a motley crew"

Used in print

(Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)

For_that_matter , the experts themselves are a mixed breed .

Related terms

heterogeneous

3
[ adjective ] involving or composed of different races

Synonyms

interracial

Examples

"interracial schools" "a mixed neighborhood"

Used in print

(Randall Stewart, "A Little History, a Little Honesty: A...)

I must confess that I prefer the Liberal who is personally affected , who is willing to send his own children to a mixed school as proof of his faith .

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integrated

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[ adjective ] of inferior or mixed breed

Examples

"a cur dog" "an underbred dog"

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crossbred

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