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/mˈɪsəbəl/ /mˈɪsɪbəl/ Listen

adjective

Miscible adj.

Capable of being mixed; mixable.

(Chem.) Mixable in all proportions; forming a single phase when mixed in any proportion; of liquids; as, water and alcohol are miscible in all proportions; water and gasoline are not miscible; benzene and ethyl alcohol are miscible, and ethyl alcohol is miscible with water, but water is not miscible with benzene..

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Miscible" Quotes from Famous Books

... liquor, is poured into the mouth from the salivary glands, and as it mixes with the food, it performs a very important part in the operation of digestion, rendering the starch of the food soluble, and gradually changing it into a sort of sugar, after which the other principles become more miscible with it. Nearly a pint of saliva is furnished every twenty-four hours for the use of an adult. When the food has been masticated and mixed with the saliva, it is then passed into the stomach, where it is acted upon by a juice secreted by the filaments of that organ, and poured into the stomach ...

— Grappling with the Monster • T. S. Arthur

... however, that insects which suck the juice of the plant are not poisoned by any liquid that may be applied to the surface. They may be killed by various materials that act upon them externally, as the soap washes, miscible oils, kerosene emulsions, lime-and-sulfur ...

— Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) • L. H. Bailey

... to the parts that they eat. It is apparent, however, that insects which suck the juice of the plant are not poisoned by any liquid that may be applied to the surface. They may be killed by various materials that act upon them externally, as the soap washes, miscible oils, kerosene emulsions, lime-and-sulfur sprays, and ...

— Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) • L. H. Bailey

... only indirectly affect life-phenomena; namely, when we have in a cell two different non-miscible liquids (or a liquid and a solid) of different specific gravity, so that a change in the position of the cell or the organ may give results which can be traced to a change in the position of the two substances. This is very nicely illustrated ...

— Darwin and Modern Science • A.C. Seward and Others