consolute

[kon-suh-loot]

con·sol·ute

[kon-suh-loot]
adjective Chemistry.
1.
(of two liquids) mutually soluble in all proportions.
2.
soluble in each of two or more conjugate liquids.
3.
of or pertaining to two partially miscible liquids capable of becoming totally miscible under certain conditions.

Origin:
< Late Latin consolūtus dissolved together, equivalent to Latin con- con- + solūtus, past participle of solvere to solve
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Consolute is always a great word to know.
So is butane. Does it mean:
a colorless, flammable gas, C4H10, a saturated aliphatic existing in two isometric forms: used chiefly in the manufacture of rubber and as fuel
a colorless, toxic, water-soluble gas having a suffocating odor, used chiefly as a disinfectant and preservative, contained in resins and plastics
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consolute (ˈkɒnsəˌluːt)
 
adj
1.  (of two or more liquids) mutually soluble in all proportions
2.  (of a substance) soluble in each of two conjugate liquids
3.  of or concerned with the particular state in which two partially miscible liquids become totally miscible
 
[C20: from Late Latin consolūtus, from Latin con- together + solvere to dissolve]

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