alloy vs mixture

mixture vs alloy

alloy and mixture both are nouns.

alloy is a verb but mixture is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
alloy	Yes	No	Yes	No
mixture	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, mixture is a hypernym of alloy; that is, mixture is a word with a broader meaning than alloy:

alloy: a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten
mixture: (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)

alloy (noun)	mixture (noun)
the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something	the act of mixing together
a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten	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)

alloy (verb)	mixture (verb)
lower in value by increasing the base-metal content
make an alloy of

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