fusibility

[ fyoo-zuh-bil-i-tee ]

noun

1. the quality of being fusible or convertible from a solid to a liquid state by heat.
2. the degree to which a substance is fusible.

Other Words From

• nonfu·si·bili·ty noun
• unfu·si·bili·ty noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of fusibility¹

From the French word fusibilité, dating back to 1615–25. See fusible, -ity

Example Sentences

While the virus needs to fuse with cell membranes to get inside and replicate, too much fusibility may lead cells to merge with each other and die, he says.

From Science News

Fluorides generally are fusible, and impart fusibility to substances with which they form weak compounds.

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They increase the quantity of the products, and give a proper fusibility to the scoriæ.

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If several piaces have to be soldered on the same piece, it is well to use solder of unlike fusibility.

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Chemists in general suppose the hardness or less fusibility of wax to arise from oxygen.

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Lead was probably used at first for its fusibility only, but afterward it was certainly introduced for economical reasons.

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