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admixture

noun [C usually singular]
 
 
/ədˈmɪks.tʃər/ US  /-tʃɚ/ specialized

Definition

something that is added to something else: Platinum combines with phosphorus and arsenic and is seldom found without an admixture of related metals.Things added or attached to other things
(Definition of admixture noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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