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im⋅mis⋅ci⋅ble

  [i-mis-uh-buhl]
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–adjective
not miscible; incapable of being mixed.
Origin:
1665–75; im- 2 + miscible

Related forms:
im⋅mis⋅ci⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
im⋅mis⋅ci⋅bly, adverb
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im·mis·ci·ble   (ĭ-mĭs'ə-bəl)   
adj.  That cannot undergo mixing or blending: immiscible elements.
im·mis'ci·bil'i·ty n., im·mis'ci·bly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: im·mis·ci·ble
Pronunciation: (')im-'(m)is-&-b&l
Function: adjective
: incapable of mixing or attaining homogeneity—used especially of liquids <immiscible solvents> —im·mis·ci·bil·i·ty /(")im-"(m)is-&-'bil-&t-E/ noun plural -ties
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immiscible im·mis·ci·ble (ĭ-mĭs'ə-bəl)
adj.
Incapable of being mixed or blended, as oil and water.

im·mis'ci·bil'i·ty n.

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immiscible   (ĭ-mĭs'ə-bəl)  Pronunciation Key 
Incapable of being mixed or blended together. Immiscible liquids that are shaken together eventually separate into layers. Oil and water are immiscible. Compare miscible.
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