infusible
1 Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of infusible1
First recorded in 1545–55; in- 3 + fusible
Origin of infusible2
Example Sentences
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President Clinton is expected to soon sign a bill repealing the decades-old restrictions that have divided brokerage and banking into infusible industries.
From Time Magazine Archive
Rock cristal, or pure silicious earth, is infusible, but becomes capable of being softened or fused when mixed with other substances.
From Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries by Lavoisier, Antoine
It is scarcely possible, however, that this is what Agricola meant by this term, for such a substance would be highly infusible.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
Diaspore, dī′a-spōr, n. a grayish, infusible hydrate of aluminium.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
It contains about 82 per cent of alumina, and a small portion of iron; is very hard; is practically infusible, and is not attacked by acids.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various
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