miscible

[ mis-uh-buhl ]

adjective

, Chemistry, Physics.

1. capable of being mixed:

   miscible ingredients.

miscible

/ ˈmɪsɪbəl /

adjective

1. capable of mixing

   alcohol is miscible with water

miscible

/ mĭs′ə-bəl /

1. 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.
2. Compare immiscible

Derived Forms

• ˌmisciˈbility, noun

Other Words From

• misci·bili·ty noun
• un·misci·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of miscible¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of miscible¹

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

Example Sentences

Butanol, for example, has 84 of the energy content of gasoline, limited miscibility with water and is completely miscible with gasoline.

From Nature

It is miscible in all proportions with water, alcohol and ether.

From Project Gutenberg

In some cases, however, as where ether and water are employed, the diffusion is only partial, this result arising from the fact that these two liquids are not miscible in all proportions.

From Project Gutenberg

The distillation of completely miscible mixtures is the most common practically and the most complex theoretically.

From Project Gutenberg

This Method of dissolving Bees Wax, in a Watery Liquor, is entirely new; for before this we knew of no Way of making it miscible with Water.

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