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leaf mold
leaf mold crumbly brown humus typical of forest floors. It is composed of decayed leaves and other plant material mixed with soil. ... Read more
cocktail
cocktail short mixed drink originating in the United States and served as an appetizer. It generally has a basis of gin, whisky, rum, or brandy combined with vermouth or fruit juices and often flavored with bitters or grenadine. It is blended by stirring or shaking in a vessel containing cracked ic... Read more
triglyceride
triglyceride ester formed from glycerol and one to three fatty acids . Fats and oils are triglycerides. In a simple triglyceride such as palmitin or stearin , all three fatty-acid groups are identical. In a mixed triglyceride, two or even three different fatty-acid groups are present; mos... Read more
bitters
bitters various alcoholic beverages containing bitter principles, such as angostura bark, cascarilla, quassia, gentian, orange, quinine, and other flavoring agents, and prepared by infusion or distillation. They are used as appetizers, digestives, and flavoring for mixed drinks and frequently attai... Read more
detonator
detonator , type of explosive that reacts with great rapidity and is used to set off other, more inert explosives. Fulminate of mercury mixed with potassium chlorate is a commonly used detonator. The word is also applied to equipment which, by flame, spark, percussion, friction, or pressure, is us... Read more
guano
guano , dried excrement of sea birds and bats found principally on the coastal islands of Peru, Africa, Chile, and the West Indies. It contains about 6% phosphorus, 9% nitrogen, 2% potassium, and moisture. Guano is found mixed with feathers and bones and is used as a fertilizer. ... Read more
warfarin
warfarin , anticoagulant used to treat blood clots. In large doses it causes bleeding, and in patients with genetic variations that increase sensitivity to the drug and decrease the rate at which it is metabolized standard dosages may also cause bleeding. Warfarin, mixed with bait, is used in rode... Read more
whiting
whiting white, powdery substance, prepared by grinding chalk or some other source of calcium carbonate. When mixed with linseed oil it forms putty , and with water and several other substances it constitutes whitewash . It is used as a pigment, called Spanish white, as a filler in paints, for pol... Read more
mestizo
mestizo [Span.,=mixture], person of mixed race; particularly, in Mexico and Central and South America, a person of European (Spanish or Portuguese) and indigenous descent. The mestizos constitute a large part of the population in several Latin American countries; they are in various places also cal... Read more
bran
bran outer coat of a cereal grain—e.g., wheat, rye, and corn—mechanically removed from commercial flour and meal by bolting or sifting. Wheat bran is extensively used as feed for farm animals. Bran is used as food for humans (in cereals or mixed with flour in bread) to add roughage (i.e... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Mixed"

Mixed Strategy
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences Mixed Strategy In the theory of games a player is said to use a mixed strategy whenever he or she chooses to randomize over the set of available actions. Formally, a mixed strategy is a probability distribution that assigns to...
Mixed receptive-expressive language disorder
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders Mixed receptive-expressive language disorder Definition Mixed receptive-expressive language disorder is diagnosed when...understanding what people say to him or her. Description Mixed receptive-expressive language disorder is generally a...
SIC 3273 Ready-Mixed Concrete
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries SIC 3273READY-MIXED CONCRETE This category covers establishments primarily engaged...state. This industry includes production and sale of central-mixed concrete, shrink-mixed concrete, and truck-mixed concrete. NAICS Code(s) 327320...
Mixed Courts
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa MIXED COURTS egyptian courts that tried commercial...analogues in the Ottoman Empire and elsewhere, mixed courts achieved their classic form in Egypt...to Britain in 1875. Western and Egyptian mixed court judges heard the commercial and civil...
Agonist-Antagonist (Mixed)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior AGONIST-ANTAGONIST (MIXED) A mixed agonist-antagonist is a drug or receptor ligand that possesses...Agonists and Antagonists for certain Receptor sites. Well-known mixed agonist-antagonists are drugs that interact with Opioid (morphine...
Mixed episode
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders Mixed episode Definition A mixed episode is a discrete period during which a person experiences nearly...course of at least one week, the mood of a person experiencing a mixed episode will rapidly change between abnormal happiness or euphoria...
Mixed Actions
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law MIXED ACTIONS Lawsuits having two purposes: to...property and to obtain monetary damages. Mixed actions take their character from real actions...lawsuit for monetary damages in a personal or mixed action. Then the sheriff might be ordered...
Mixed Armistice Commissions
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa MIXED ARMISTICE COMMISSIONS four tripartite committees established in accordance...As hopes for political negotiations in other forums faded after 1949, the Mixed Armistice Commissions (MACs) also became, by default, one of the last...
MIXED METAPHOR
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language MIXED METAPHOR. A feature of STYLE in which unrelated and sometimes discordant METAPHORS occur together: ‘The butter mountain has been in the pipeline for some time’ (President of Farmers' Union, BBCɪ news, 1987).
SIC 4925 Mixed, Manufactured, or Liquefied Petroleum Gas Production and/or Distribution
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries SIC 4925MIXED, MANUFACTURED, OR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS PRODUCTION AND/OR DISTRIBUTION This industry classification includes establishments involved in manufacturing and/or distributing manufactured gas, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), or mixtures of manufactured gas with natural gas. Examples

Dictionary entries related to "Mixed"

Mixed Commissions
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History MIXED COMMISSIONS MIXED COMMISSIONS. Under international law, mixed commissions are instruments of arbitration that have been established by bilateral or multilateral treaties. They are made up of members of different nationalities for the purpose...
mixed
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English mixed / mikst / • adj. consisting of different qualities or elements: a varied, mixed diet beaches with mixed sand and shingle. ∎  (of an assessment of, reaction...
Mixed marriage
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Mixed marriage. In Judaism, a marriage between a Jew and a gentile . Mixed marriage is forbidden under Jewish law. Therefore, in Jewish law, a mixed marriage has no legal validity. In the case of divorce , no get is required and the wife has...
mixed media
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art mixed media. A term used to describe works of...oil on canvas’) impossible. Mixed media in this sense was popularized by the...sometimes used synonymously with ‘mixed media’, but some critics prefer...
mixed economy
Book article from: A Dictionary of Business and Management mixed economy An economy in which some goods and...government and some by private enterprise. A mixed economy lies between a command economy and...In practice, however, most economies are mixed; the significant feature is whether an economy...
mixed cipher
Book article from: A Dictionary of Computing mixed cipher A cipher that incorporates both transposition and substitution operations, often repeating these alternately. Mixed ciphers are usually block ciphers . The Data Encryption Standard is a mixed cipher.
mid-latitude mixed forest
Book article from: A Dictionary of Ecology mid-latitude mixed forest A forest comprising coniferous and...of two broad categories: (a) ecotone mixed forest, which has characteristics transitional...trees are evergreens . These evergreen mixed forests were once extensive in the Mediterranean...
mixed function oxygenase
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology mixed function oxygenase ( mono-oxygenase ) An enzyme that introduces an oxygen atom into a substrate. Mixed function oxidases are essential components of many important metabolic pathways. An example of such an enzyme is cytochrome oxidase .
mixed bag
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English mixed bag • n. [in sing. ] a diverse assortment of things or people: a mixed bag of applause and catcalls.
mixed blessing
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English mixed bless·ing • n. a situation or thing that has disadvantages as well as advantages: having children so early in their marriage was a mixed blessing.

Thesaurus entries related to "Mixed"

mixed
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus mixed • adjective   1. a mixed collection synonyms : assorted, varied, variegated, miscellaneous...jumbled, heterogeneous. antonym: homogeneous.   2. mixed breeds synonyms : hybrid, cross-bred, interbred, mongrel...
mixed-up
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English mixed-up • adjective  a mixed-up kid synonyms : maladjusted, ill-adjusted, disturbed, confused, muddled; inf. screwed-up, untogether.
mixed up
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus mixed up • adjective informal  sorry, I'm still a little mixed up synonyms : confused, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, muddled; disturbed, neurotic, unbalanced; informal hung up, messed up, at sea.
mix
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...collection, selection, assortment, variety, mixed bag, grab bag, miscellany, potpourri...See mix verb sense 1.   2. I mixed up the dates synonyms : confuse, get confused...muddle (up), get muddled up, mistake. mixed up in  how did she get mixed up...
mongrel
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...tailed mongrel synonyms : cross-breed, cross, mixed breed, half-breed; cur, mutt; informal Heinz 57...xA0;a mongrel bitch synonyms : cross-bred, of mixed breed, half-breed, interbred, mixed. antonym: pedigree.
heterogeneous
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...of art synonyms : diverse, varied, varying, variegated, miscellaneous, assorted, mixed, sundry, disparate, multifarious, different, differing, motley; informal hodgepodge, mixed-bag; literary divers. antonym: homogeneous.
diverse
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...synonyms : various, sundry, manifold, multiple; varied, varying, miscellaneous, assorted, mixed, diversified, divergent, heterogeneous, a mixed bag of; different, differing, distinct, unlike, dissimilar; literary divers, myriad.
hybrid
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...brown and an albino mouse synonyms : cross, cross-breed, mixed breed, half-breed, half-blood; mixture, blend, amalgamation...composite, cross-bred, interbred, mongrel; heterogeneous, mixed, blended, compound, amalgamated, hyphenated.
motley
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English motley • adjective   1. motley collection of old clothes synonyms : assorted, varied, miscellaneous, mixed, diverse, diversified, variegated, heterogeneous.   2. a motley coat synonyms : many-colored, multicolored...
muddled
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...x2022; adjective   1. muddled files synonyms : chaotic, in disorder, in disarray, disorganized, jumbled, mixed-up, scrambled, tangled.   2. muddled people synonyms : confused, disoriented, at sea, befuddled, bewildered...

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Conducting mixed analyses: a general typology.
Magazine article from: International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches; 10/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...ABSTRACT In this article, we provide a typology of mixed analysis techniques, namely the Mixed Analysis Matrix, that helps researchers select...with two of these cells containing a total of 15 mixed analysis techniques. Furthermore, we describe...
Prologue: mixed methods for novice researchers: reflections and themes.
Magazine article from: International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches; 4/1/2009; ; 700+ words ; REFLECTIONS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF MIXED METHODS RESEARCH Methodology occupies a...the wide ranging field of methodology, mixed methods research is a growth area. Combining...throughout the history of the social sciences. Mixed methods research has been associated closely...
Mixed data analysis: advanced integration techniques.(Report)
Magazine article from: International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches; 4/1/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...and inclusive framework for conducting mixed analyses. First, we present a two-dimensional...analysis vs. case-oriented analysis) mixed analysis grid. We present a comprehensive...that these two representations can help mixed researchers--both novice and experienced...
WEDNESDAY MIXED LEAGUE TEARS IT UP AT STARDUST I
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 3/8/1997; 700+ words ; ...rolled by Jerry Elkins in the Sunday Rowdies Mixed league at Hobart. Elkins' series included...around her perfect game in the Wednesday Mixed league at Stardust I. And she need almost...Cressmoor, then did it again in the Wednesday Mixed league at Stardust I. She rolled that...
Mixed-use goes mainstream: developers, tenants and city planners have embraced mixed-use development in both city centers and suburban locations. The trend has been building in recent times, as more projects prove successful.(Commercial / Multifamily)
Magazine article from: Mortgage Banking; 4/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; Mixed-use developments are the glitzy projects...lifestyle over the next couple of decades, and mixed-use development will be at the heart of...movement on foot from one building to another. Mixed-use developments fill that bill by providing...
MIXED BANKS GROW IN A BLEAK SITUATION
Magazine article from: Indonesian Commercial Newsletter; 1/13/1992; 700+ words ; ...can even improve their capitalization. Mixed banks, i.e. banks established as joint...circle. This can be seen from the fact that mixed banks have continued to grow in number...operational yield. As already known, mixed banks did not start to be established until...
Mixed-paper glut pushes recycling companies into red.
Magazine article from: San Diego Business Journal; 4/13/1992; ; 700+ words ; ...prices for those materials -- called mixed-waste paper -- are plummeting. They've gotten so low, in fact, that mixed-waste paper is now worth less than...Ultimately, the hundreds of tons of mixed paper now recycled here each month could...
MIXED MSW COMPOSTING IN TRANSITION
Magazine article from: BioCycle; 11/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; BIOCYCLE NATIONWIDE SURVEY With two mixed MSW plants going source separated, and another redefining itself as "mixed waste," the 2007 facility survey finds...Part I WITHOUT a doubt, composting the mixed municipal solid waste stream is a "niche...
Mixed Surfactant Systems, 2nd Edition: Revised and Expanded, Surfactant Science Series, Vol. 124
Magazine article from: Journal of Surfactants and Detergents; 10/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; Mixed Surfactant Systems, 2nd Edition: Revised...pages, $161.50 The second edition of "Mixed Surfactant Systems" evolved from a session...Topics covered include: monolayers of mixed surfactants; diffusion of mixed micelles...
Mixed options for precast concrete construction
Magazine article from: Concrete; 7/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; Mixed construction is used in most new medium...situ concrete and structural steelwork. Mixed precast construction relates to the combined...This article examines the rationale behind mixed construction, citing many examples from...