infusible1
[in-fyoo-zuh-buh l]
- not fusible; incapable of being fused or melted.
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infusible2
[in-fyoo-zuh-buh l]
- capable of being infused.
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Origin of infusible2
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It becomes white in the pottery kiln, and is infusible at that heat.
It is infusible at the blowpipe alone, but it melts easily with borax.
It is infusible, and is derived from the decomposed felspar of granite.
Chats on Oriental ChinaJ. F. Blacker
It is infusible, but cracks and becomes opaque before the blowpipe.
They are tasteless, odorless, and infusible at ordinary temperature.
Encyclopedia of DietEugene Christian
infusible1
- not fusible; not easily melted; having a high melting point
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Word Origin
C16: from in- 1 + fusible
infusible2
- capable of being infused
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Word Origin
C17: from infuse + -ible
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