Compound vs. Mixture — What's the Difference?

A substance with two or more elements chemically combined.

A combination of two or more substances that retain their own properties.

Molecules made up of atoms from different elements.

A blend that can be separated into its components.

To combine so as to form a whole; mix

Physically blended materials that are not chemically bonded.

To produce or create by combining two or more ingredients or parts; compose or make up

Substances mingled together without a fixed proportion.

To settle (a debt, for example) by agreeing on an amount less than the claim; adjust.

Various elements or compounds together in no set ratio.

To compute (interest) on the principal and accrued interest.

In chemistry, a mixture is a material made up of two or more different substances which are not chemically combined. A mixture is the physical combination of two or more substances in which the identities are retained and are mixed in the form of solutions, suspensions and colloids.Mixtures are one product of mechanically blending or mixing chemical substances such as elements and compounds, without chemical bonding or other chemical change, so that each ingredient substance retains its own chemical properties and makeup.

To add to or intensify so as to make worse

The act or process of mixing

To make worse by being an additional or intensifying factor

The condition of being mixed

To combine in or form a compound.

A combination of ingredients used in cooking or baking.

To come to terms; agree.

One that consists of diverse elements

Consisting of two or more substances, ingredients, elements, or parts.

A fabric made of different kinds of thread or yarn.

(Botany) Composed of more than one part

(Chemistry) A composition of two or more substances that are not chemically combined with each other and are capable of being separated.

A combination of two or more elements or parts.

The act of mixing.

(Linguistics) A word that consists either of two or more elements that are independent words, such as loudspeaker, self-portrait, or high school, or of specially modified combining forms of words, such as Greek philosophia, from philo-, "loving," and sophia, "wisdom."

Something produced by mixing.

(Chemistry) A pure, macroscopically homogeneous substance consisting of atoms or ions of two or more different elements in definite proportions that cannot be separated by physical means. A compound usually has properties unlike those of its constituent elements.

Something that consists of diverse elements.

A building or buildings, especially a residence or group of residences, set off and enclosed by a barrier.

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

An enclosed area used for confining prisoners of war.

(music) A compound organ stop.

An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined.

A cloth of variegated colouring.

An enclosure for secure storage.

(India) A mix of different dry foods as a snack, especially chevda or Bombay mix.

A group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices.

The act of mixing, or the state of being mixed; as, made by a mixture of ingredients.

Anything made by combining several things.

That which results from mixing different ingredients together; a compound; as, to drink a mixture of molasses and water; - also, a medley.

(chemistry) A substance formed by chemical bonding of two or more elements in definite proportions by weight.

An ingredient entering into a mixed mass; an additional ingredient.

A substance made from any combination of ingredients.

A kind of liquid medicine made up of many ingredients; esp., as opposed to solution, a liquid preparation in which the solid ingredients are not completely dissolved.

(linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem.

A mass of two or more ingredients, the particles of which are separable, independent, and uncompounded with each other, no matter how thoroughly and finely commingled; - contrasted with a compound and solution; thus, gunpowder is a mechanical mixture of carbon, sulphur, and niter.

(linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem or an affix, e.g. bookshop, high school or non-standard.

An organ stop, comprising from two to five ranges of pipes, used only in combination with the foundation and compound stops; - called also furniture stop. It consists of high harmonics, or overtones, of the ground tone.

(rail) A compound locomotive, a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.

(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)

Composed of elements; not simple.

Any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients;

(math) Dealing with numbers of various denominations of quantity, or with processes more complex than the simple process.

A collection containing a variety of sorts of things;

(music) An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).

An event that combines things in a mixture;

(transitive) To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; to mingle with something else.

The act of mixing together;

To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.

(transitive) To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement.

(intransitive) To come to terms of agreement; to settle by a compromise.

To compose; to constitute.

To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.

To worsen a situation.

Of a horse: to fail to maintain speed.

In the East Indies, an inclosure containing a house, outbuildings, etc.

That which is compounded or formed by the union or mixture of elements ingredients, or parts; a combination of simples; a compound word; the result of composition.

A union of two or more ingredients in definite proportions by weight, so combined as to form a distinct substance; as, water is a compound of oxygen and hydrogen.

To form or make by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; as, to compound a medicine.

To put together, as elements, ingredients, or parts, in order to form a whole; to combine, mix, or unite.

To modify or change by combination with some other thing or part; to mingle with something else.

To compose; to constitute.

To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement; to compromise; to discharge from obligation upon terms different from those which were stipulated; as, to compound a debt.

To effect a composition; to come to terms of agreement; to agree; to settle by a compromise; - usually followed by with before the person participating, and for before the thing compounded or the consideration.

Composed of two or more elements, ingredients, parts; produced by the union of several ingredients, parts, or things; composite; as, a compound word.

(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight

A whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts

An enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)

Make more intense, stronger, or more marked;

Put or add together;

Calculate principal and interest

Create by mixing or combining

Combine so as to form a whole; mix;

Of leaf shapes; of leaves composed of several similar parts or lobes

Consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts;

Composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony;

Chemically bonded elements with a fixed ratio.

A new substance resulting from a chemical reaction.

A pure chemical substance with a unique chemical formula.

No, compounds can only be separated into their elements by chemical means.

No, a mixture cannot become a compound without a chemical reaction occurring.

Water (H2O) is an example of a compound.

Yes, the properties of a compound are predictable based on the elements involved.

Yes, the composition of a mixture can be altered since it does not have a fixed ratio.

Brass is a mixture, specifically an alloy of copper and zinc.

No, mixtures can be homogeneous (uniform composition) or heterogeneous (non-uniform composition).

Rust is a compound resulting from the reaction of iron with oxygen.

A compound consists of two or more elements combined chemically, whereas an element is a pure chemical substance that cannot be broken down.

Sand and iron filings mixed together is an example of a mixture.

Air is a mixture of different gases, mainly nitrogen and oxygen.

Mixtures are classified as homogeneous or heterogeneous.

Yes, mixtures can often be separated by distillation if they have different boiling points.

No, mixtures do not have chemical formulas because they are not chemically combined substances.

Compounds are represented by chemical formulas.