miscible
Americanadjective
adjective
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Relating to two or more substances, such as water and alcohol, that can be mixed together or can dissolve into one another in any proportion without separating.
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Compare immiscible
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Etymology
Origin of miscible
1560–70; < Latin misc ( ēre ) to mix, mingle + -ible
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Explanation
Miscible is a fancy word for "mixable." You may have heard that oil and water are not very miscible substances, whereas seltzer and orange juice are miscible and delicious! Miscible is a word used by chemists to explain why some liquids mix together well, while others do not. Miscible liquids form homogeneous solutions, which is another way of saying liquids that have a uniform nature. Liquids that are not miscible will not form a new liquid; instead, they will each rest separately in a container (like oil and water). Miscible can also refer to solids and gases, although such use of the word is rare.
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Chemistry - High School
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Chemistry - Middle School
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Example Sentences
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Miscible liquids are soluble in all proportions, and immiscible liquids exhibit very low mutual solubility.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
Now, when you haue two thinges Miscible, whose degrees are * truely knowen: Of necessitie, either they are of one Quantitie and waight, or of diuerse.
From The Mathematicall Praeface to Elements of Geometrie of Euclid of Megara by Dee, John
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