Definition of Miscible

1. Adjective. (chemistry, physics) capable of being mixed.

Exact synonyms: Mixable
Category relationships: Natural Philosophy, Physics
Similar to: Compatible
Antonyms: Immiscible
Derivative terms: Mix, Mix, Mix

Definition of Miscible

1. a. Capable of being mixed; mixable; as, water and alcohol are miscible in all proportions.

Definition of Miscible

1. Adjective. (physics of liquids) that can be mixed together in all proportions ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Miscible

1. capable of being mixed [adj]

Medical Definition of Miscible

1. Susceptible of being mixed. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Miscible

mischmetal
mischmetals
mischoice
mischoices
mischoose
mischooses
mischoosing
mischose
mischosen
mischristen
mischristened
mischristening
mischristens
miscibilities
miscibility
miscible (current term)
miscibly
miscitation
miscitations
miscite
miscited
miscites
misciting
misclaim
misclaimed
misclaiming
misclaims

Literary usage of Miscible

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Phase Rule and Its Applications by Alexander Findlay (1904)
"Further, when two of the components are only partially miscible, the addition of the ... (1) A and B, and also B and C are miscible in all proportions, ..."

2. Solutions by Wilhelm Ostwald (1891)
"distilling over from two partially miscible liquids, A. Naumann ' applied this result to immiscible liquids ; he also pointed out how the process might be ..."

3. Stoichiometry by Sydney Young, William Ramsay (1908)
"In studying the vaporization of mixtures, it is convenient to include pairs of non-miscible liquids, for which the relations between temperature, pressure, ..."

4. An Advanced Course of Instruction in Chemical Principles by Arthur Amos Noyes, Miles Standish Sherrill (1922)
"The Vapor-Pressure Relations of Partially miscible Liquids. — Raoult's law, Henry's law, ... Steam Distillation of Liquids Partially miscible with Water. ..."

5. Metallography by Cecil Henry Desch (1922)
"CHAPTER V THERMAL EQUILIBRIUM OF METALS WHICH ARE ONLY PARTIALLY miscible IN THE LIQUID STATE ALL the alloys hitherto considered have been assumed to melt ..."

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