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In some senses, premix is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.
noun
A blend of components that has been mixed in advance of use or of further processing.
High velocity premix systems — high velocity premix burner systems have been popular with some European kiln builders due to the fact that they are more fuel efficient than most other systems.
As the postproduction phase nears completion, elements (units) are mixed-down to premixes (predub). Premixes are developed independently for each of the stems.
A manufactured beverage consisting of alcohol and soft drink, milk or other non-alcoholic drinks; an alcopop.
Within months, the first range of UDL^([United Distillers Limited]) premixes hit the shelves and the rest, as they say, is history. For over 40 years, Aussies have been sipping UDLs, and they're now as much a part of the Australian tradition as backyard cricket and throwin' a prawn on the barbie.
Around 2001 or 2002 I did a marketing assignment for Uni and chose a premix alcoholic beverage as my product. I got over 95% for the assignment, but it came back with rather a lot of red pen that pointed out how unethical it was to target underage females in this way, particularly as I provided research material that showed these premixes were a gateway to high lifelong use of alcohol.
verb
To blend in advance.
During premixing, the components are randomly interspersed with each other and levels of developed shear are generally low.
My current strategy is that I premix two PowerGels in each Fuel Belt bottle and drink half the bottle (one PowerGel) every half hour during the Ironman run.