immiscible

immiscible Definition

im·mis·cible (i mis′ə bəl)

adjective

that cannot be mixed, as oil and water

Etymology: < in- + miscible

immiscible Related Forms

im·mis′·cibil′·ity noun im·mis′·cibly adverb

immiscible Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

liquid: Exactly the same sort of argument could be applied to any other mixture of immiscible liquids.
fluid: This is an equation which describes what happens when you stir two immiscible fluids like oil and water.
phase: The mobile phase is then forced through an immobile, immiscible stationary phase.
solution: The compositions of the two immiscible solutions are easily determined by finding the two minima in the free energy of mixing.

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