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(composed of varied things or made up of many different things or kinds of things that have no necessary connection with each other; from Latin miscellaneus, from miscellus, "mixed"; and derived from miscere, "to mix")
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mixed layer
The upper layer of the ocean that is reasonably well mixed due to the action of the wind, tides, or winter convective cooling.

This layer is reasonably homogenous in terms of its temperature, salinity, and nutrient concentrations; this is also the layer where most primary production occurs.

This entry is located in the following unit: Ocean and Deep Sea Terms (page 3)
mixed nest
a nest containing colonies of two or more species of social insects, in which mixing of both the adults and the brood occurs.
This entry is located in the following unit: Ant and Related Entomology Terms (page 12)