mixtion

noun /ˈmɪkst͡ʃən/

1. The act or process of mixing; the state of being mixed or becoming mixed; a mixture.

   archaic, countable, uncountable

   Nor are there hardly any who either treat of mutation or mixtion of sexes, who have not left some mention of this point […]

2. In gilding, a mixture of amber, mastic, and asphalt used as a size or mordant for affixing gold leaf to wood or to distemper pictures.

   countable, obsolete, uncountable

3. A kind of cement made of mastic, amber, etc., used as a mordant for gold leaf.

   countable, obsolete, uncountable

Where it comes from

From Middle French mixtion, mixion, and its source, Latin mixtiō, from mixtus (“mixed”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry mixtion (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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