unmixing

/ʌnˈmɪksɪŋ/
noun
  1. The process of separating the components of a mixture.
    • The audio engineer used software for the unmixing of the recorded tracks.
    • The unmixing of oil and water requires a special centrifuge.
    • In the lab, the unmixing of the chemical compounds took several hours.
Antonyms
adjective
  1. Relating to or performing the separation of mixed substances.
    • They developed an unmixing algorithm for satellite images.
    • The unmixing process in the factory is fully automated.
    • The unmixing stage of the experiment must be done carefully.
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