misblend

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English

Etymology

From mis- +‎ blend.

Pronunciation

  • (verb) IPA(key): /mɪsˈblɛnd/
  • (noun) IPA(key): /ˈmɪsblɛnd/

Verb

misblend (third-person singular simple present misblends, present participle misblending, simple past and past participle misblended or (obsolete) misblent)

  1. To blend incorrectly.
    • 1986, Daniel Goleman, David Heller, The Pleasures of psychology, page 96:
      Components of actions can also get misblended, usually when two or more activated schemas are triggered simultaneously.
    • 1990, Commerce Clearing House, Labor Arbitration Awards - Volume 90, Issue 2, page 5070:
      On May 3, 1988, Mr. [C] misblended about 35,000 pounds of coffee.
    • 1996, Chek Chart, Engine Performance Diagnosis and Tune-Up, page 44:
      If this fuel is misblended, as sometimes happened in the mid-1980s, it can permanently damage a fuel system.

Noun

misblend (plural misblends)

  1. The act or result of misblending.
    • 1968, 1968 IFAC Symposium, Optimal Systems Planning, page 227:
      Refinery blending schedules are seldom followed exactly because of unexpected developments including early or late barge arrivals, misblends, etc.
    • 1970, United States. National Labor Relations Board, Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board:
      The witness Gorman however seemed to attach blame to Arrowood for repeatedly reporting misblends during these weeks, when actually no wrong weights could be determined.
    • 2018, R. David Whitby, Lubricant Blending and Quality Assurance:
      The viscosity is obviously a very important property, but it must be remembered that for multigrade oils, a low or high viscosity can be due to either a misblend of the base oils or an incorrect amount of viscosity improver.

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