different between mixture vs tarragon

English

Etymology

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French misture, from Latin mixt?ra (“a mixing”), from mixtus, perfect passive participle of misce? (“mix”); compare mix.

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: m?ks?ch?r, IPA^(key): /?m?kst??/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?m?kst??/
• Hyphenation: mix?ture

Noun

mixture (countable and uncountable, plural mixtures)

1. The act of mixing.

   The mixture of sulphuric acid and water produces heat.

2. Something produced by mixing.

   An alloy is a mixture of two metals.

3. Something that consists of diverse elements.

   The day was a mixture of sunshine and showers.

4. A medicinal compound, typically a suspension of a solid in a solution

   A teaspoonful of the mixture to be taken three times daily after meals

5. (music) A compound organ stop.
6. A cloth of variegated colouring.
7. (India) A mix of different dry foods as a snack, especially chevda or Bombay mix.

Derived terms

• cough mixture

Related terms

• mix
• mixer

Translations

Further reading

• mixture in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• mixture in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Latin

Participle

mixt?re

1. vocative masculine singular of mixt?rus

Portuguese

Verb

mixture

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of mixturar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of mixturar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of mixturar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of mixturar

Spanish

Verb

mixture

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of mixturar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of mixturar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of mixturar.
4. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of mixturar.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French targon (cf. modern estragon), from Medieval Latin tragonia, from Arabic ????????? (?ar??n), ultimately from Ancient Greek ?????????? (drakóntion, “dragonwort, Dracunculus vulgaris”), from ?????? (drák?n, “dragon, serpent”).

Pronunciation

• (General American, Mary–marry–merry distinction) IPA^(key): /?tæ????n/, /?tæ????n/
• (General American, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): /?t?????n/, /?t?????n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?tæ????n/
• Hyphenation: tar?ra?gon

Noun

tarragon (usually uncountable, plural tarragons)

1. A perennial herb, the wormwood species Artemisia dracunculus, from Europe and parts of Asia.
2. The leaves of this plant (either fresh, or preserved in vinegar / oil mixture) used as a seasoning.

Synonyms

• estragon, dragon's wort, French tarragon, Russian tarragon, silky wormwood, wild tarragon

Translations

References

• tarragon at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• arrogant