Immiscible

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Immiscible \Im*mis"ci*ble\, a. [Pref. im- not + miscible: cf. F.
     immiscible.]
     1. Not capable of being mixed or mingled.
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              A chaos of immiscible and conflicting particles.


                                                    --Cudworth.
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     2. Specifically: (Chem.) Not miscible; forming two distinct
        phases when mixed at some concentration; -- of two
        liquids; as, water and gasoline are immiscible.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  immiscible
       adj : (chemistry, physics) incapable of mixing [syn: {unmixable}]
             [ant: {miscible}]