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immiscible

[ ih-mis-uh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. not miscible; incapable of being mixed.


immiscible

/ ɪˈɪɪə /

adjective

  1. (of two or more liquids) incapable of being mixed to form a homogeneous substance

    oil and water are immiscible

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immiscible

/ ĭ-ĭə-ə /

  1. Incapable of being mixed or blended together. Immiscible liquids that are shaken together eventually separate into layers. Oil and water are immiscible.
  2. Compare miscible
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Derived Forms

  • ˌˈٲ, noun
  • ˈ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·c·i·ٲ noun
  • ·c· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of immiscible1

First recorded in 1665–75; im- 2 + miscible
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These immiscible layers would explain why neither Uranus nor Neptune has a magnetic field like Earth's.

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The research group prints one liquid within another immiscible liquid, assembling soft membranes on the liquid-liquid interface.

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The second step typically either uses an immiscible liquid as a barrier, or the microchambers are enclosed by solid walls, but either option complicates the design, manufacturing and use of these systems.

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A hockey play isn’t a jar of immiscible liquids with each part being visible and separate, but rather a mishmash of players sliding in and out of different roles.

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Swapping ions can render a salt soluble in or immiscible with a given solvent, stable or reactive, non-volatile or distillable, and permeable or not.

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