Miscible

2 definitions found

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

  Miscible \Mis"ci*ble\, a. [Cf. F. miscible, fr. L. miscere to
     mix.]
     Capable of being mixed; mixable. --Burke.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (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..
        [1913 Webster +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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