immiscible

American  

[ih-mis-uh-buhl] / ɪˈmɪs ə bəl /

adjective

1. not miscible; incapable of being mixed.

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immiscible British  

/ ɪˈmɪsɪbəl /

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 Scientific  

/ ĭ-mĭs′ə-bəl /

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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Other Word Forms

• immiscibility noun
• immiscibly adverb

Etymology

Origin of immiscible

First recorded in 1665–75; im- ² + miscible

Compare meaning

How does immiscible compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• miscible vs. immiscible

Example Sentences

These immiscible layers would explain why neither Uranus nor Neptune has a magnetic field like Earth's.

From Science Daily

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

From Science Daily

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.

From Nature

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.

From The Guardian

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.

From Nature