infusible

¹ American  

[in-fyoo-zuh-buhl] / ɪnˈfyu zə bəl /

adjective

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

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infusible ² American  

[in-fyoo-zuh-buhl] / ɪnˈfyu zə bəl /

adjective

1. capable of being infused.

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infusible ¹ British  

/ ɪnˈfjuːzəbəl /

adjective

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

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infusible ² British  

/ ɪnˈfjuːzəbəl /

adjective

1. capable of being infused

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Other Word Forms

• infusibility noun
• infusibleness noun
• noninfusibility noun

Etymology

Origin of infusible¹

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

Origin of infusible²

First recorded in 1650–60; infuse + -ible

Example Sentences

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

From Seattle Times

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

From Scientific American

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.

From Washington Times

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.

From Washington Times

Silicates of soda and potash are separately much more infusible than a mixture of the two, and the addition of other silicates to them renders them more fusible still; silicate of lead, as has already been mentioned, causing the glass into whose composition it enters to fuse at a much lower temperature than it would do if that silicate were absent.

From Project Gutenberg