mixture vs alloy

alloy vs mixture

mixture and alloy both are nouns.

mixture is not a verb while alloy is a verb.

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

As nouns, alloy is a hyponym of mixture; that is, alloy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mixture:

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

Other hyponyms of mixture include metal, colloid, composition, mechanical mixture, eutectic, solution, suspension, freezing mixture, Greek fire, gummite, lamellar mixture, matte, oxyacetylene, mineral jelly, petrolatum, petroleum jelly, plaster, soda lime, zaatar, eucerin anhydrous, eucerine anhydrous, chromic-sulfuric acid.

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

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

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