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Consist vs Mixture - What's the difference?

consist | mixture |

As nouns the difference between consist and mixture

is that consist is (rail transport) a lineup or sequence of railroad carriages or cars, with or without a locomotive, that form a unit while mixture is the act of mixing.

As a verb consist

is (obsolete|intransitive) to exist, to be.

consist

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) consister, from (etyl) .

Verb

(en verb)
  • (obsolete) To exist, to be.
  • *, II.15:
  • *:Why doe they cover with so many lets, one over another, those parts where chiefly consisteth our pleasure and theirs?
  • To be comprised or contained (in).
  • To be composed, formed, or made up (of).
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    • , chapter=6, title= Lord Stranleigh Abroad , passage=The men resided in a huge bunk house, which consisted of one room only, with a shack outside where the cooking was done. In the large room were a dozen bunks?; half of them in a very dishevelled state,
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-19, author=(Timothy Garton Ash)
    • , volume=189, issue=6, page=18, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Where Dr Pangloss meets Machiavelli , passage=Hidden behind thickets of acronyms and gorse bushes of detail, a new great game is under way across the globe. Some call it geoeconomics, but it's geopolitics too. The current power play consists of an extraordinary range of countries simultaneously sitting down to negotiate big free trade and investment agreements.}}
    Synonyms
    * (be composed of) comprise
    Derived terms
    * consist in
    Related terms
    * consistence * consistency * consistent

    Etymology 2

    From (consist) (verb).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rail transport) A lineup or sequence of railroad carriages or cars, with or without a locomotive, that form a unit.
    • The train's consist included a baggage car, four passenger cars, and a diner.
    Synonyms
    * (rail transport) rake

    External links

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    Anagrams

    * tocsins English heteronyms

    mixture

    English

    (wikipedia mixture)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of mixing.
    • The mixture of sulphuric acid and water produces heat.
  • Something produced by mixing.
    • An alloy is a mixture of two metals.
  • Something that consists of diverse elements
    • The day was a mixture of sunshine and showers.
  • A medicinal compound
    • A teaspoonful of the mixture to be taken three times daily after meals

    Derived terms

    * cough mixture

    Related terms

    * mix * mixer

    External links

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