miscible

[mis-uh-buh l]

adjective Chemistry, Physics.

capable of being mixed: miscible ingredients.

Origin of miscible

1560–70; < Latin misc(ēre) to mix, mingle + -ible

Related formsmis·ci·bil·i·ty, nounun·mis·ci·ble, adjective

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Examples from the Web for miscible

Historical Examples of miscible

It is a strong base, miscible with water in every proportion.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection
Alexander Wynter Blyth
A thin colourless liquid, of pungent rancid odour, and sour taste, miscible with water and alcohol.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I
Arnold Cooley
It melts into a colourless liquid at about 38, in which state it is miscible with water, alcohol, and ether.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I
Arnold Cooley
It is soluble in all proportions in water, the resulting mixture being lighter than that fluid, and miscible with alcohol.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I
Arnold Cooley
It is miscible in all proportions with water, alcohol and ether.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6
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British Dictionary definitions for miscible

miscible

adjective

capable of mixingalcohol is miscible with water

Derived Formsmiscibility, noun

Word Origin for miscible

C16: from Medieval Latin miscibilis, from Latin miscēre to mix

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Word Origin and History for miscible

adj.

1560s, from Medieval Latin miscibilis "mixable," from Latin miscere "to mix" (see mix (v.)).

miscible in Medicine

miscible

[mĭs′ə-bəl]

adj.

Capable of being and remaining mixed in all proportions. Used of liquids.

Related formsmis′ci•bil′i•ty n.

miscible in Science

miscible

[mĭs′ə-bəl]

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. Compare immiscible.