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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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Etymology of 'Miscible'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Miscible" Quotes from Famous Books

... 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

Words linked to "Miscible" : physics, compatible, non-miscible, immiscible, natural philosophy, mixable