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Greek fire vs mixture

mixture vs Greek fire

Greek fire and mixture both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Greek fire Yes No No No
mixture Yes No No No
As nouns, mixture is a hypernym of Greek fire; that is, mixture is a word with a broader meaning than Greek fire:
  • Greek fire: a mixture used by Byzantine Greeks that was often shot at adversaries; catches fire when wetted
  • mixture: (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
Other hypernyms of Greek fire include arm, weapon, weapon system.
Greek fire (noun) mixture (noun)
a mixture used by Byzantine Greeks that was often shot at adversaries; catches fire when wetted the act of mixing together
an event that combines things in a mixture
any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
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