soup

B2 · Upper Intermediate Uncountable noun Informal

n. a thick or messy mixture of different things, like chemicals or mud.

n. a thick, liquid mixture or substance, often used to describe chemical solutions or dense atmospheric conditions like heavy fog.

“The thick fog was like a pea soup, making it impossible to see the road.”

“The industrial runoff had turned the local pond into a toxic soup of chemicals and heavy metals, prompting an immediate environmental investigation.”

C1 · Advanced Uncountable noun Science Academic · Technical

n. the mixture of chemicals that scientists believe started life on Earth.

n. the rich mixture of organic compounds in the Earth's early oceans from which life is hypothesized to have originated.

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“Scientists study how the first cells formed in the primordial soup billions of years ago.”

“The theory suggests that lightning strikes provided the energy necessary to spark chemical reactions within the primordial soup of the early Hadean eon.”

C2 · Proficiency Photography Technical · Slang

v. to process photographic film using chemicals.

v. to develop photographic film by immersing it in a series of chemical solutions.

“He spent the whole night in the darkroom souping the rolls of film from the wedding.”

“The photographer preferred souping his own black-and-white negatives to ensure total control over the contrast and grain of the final prints.”