infusible

¹

[in-fyoo-zuh-buhl]

adjective

1. not fusible; incapable of being fused or melted.

infusible

²

[in-fyoo-zuh-buhl]

adjective

1. capable of being infused.

infusible

¹

/ ɪnˈfjuːzəbəl /

adjective

1. not fusible; not easily melted; having a high melting point

infusible

²

/ ɪnˈfjuːzəbəl /

adjective

1. capable of being infused

Other Word Forms

• infusibility noun
• infusibleness noun
• noninfusibility noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of infusible¹

First recorded in 1545–55; in- ³ + fusible

Origin of infusible²

First recorded in 1650–60; infuse + -ible

Word History and Origins

Origin of infusible¹

C16: from _in- ¹ + _fusible

Origin of infusible²

C17: from _infuse + _-ible

Example Sentences

Cricut has a new infusible ink system that Michaels will sell exclusively through Oct.

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Furthermore, supplies of life-saving equipment and medication, for example infusible fluids may be limited.

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In December, the company got U.S. approval and then launched an infusible drug called Blincyto, for patients with a rare blood cancer in which bone marrow makes defective white blood cells: B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia with a genetic abnormality.

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In December, the company got U.S. approval of an infusible drug called Blincyto, for patients with a rare blood cancer in which bone marrow makes defective white blood cells: B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia with a genetic abnormality.

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There is this peculiarity in the use of bones, that the phosphate of lime which enters into their composition is not decomposed by the silicates with which it is mixed, and, as it is infusible, its admixture in the body allows the ware to stand without injury the temperature at which the felspar is vitrified.

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