immiscible

English

Computer model showing a dense red fluid that at first is lying on top of a less dense blue fluid, the two fluids being mutually immiscible. Then gravity forces the two fluids past each other and instead of mixing and dissolving, they separate again.

Etymology

im- +‎ miscible

Adjective

immiscible (comparative more immiscible, superlative most immiscible)

1. (physics) Of two or more liquids that are not mutually soluble: unmixable.

   A mixture of oil, water, and mercury forms three immiscible layers.

Antonyms

• miscible

Translations

not mutually soluble, unmixable

• Bulgarian: несмесваем (nesmesvaem)
• French: immiscible (fr)
• Galician: inmiscíbel (gl), inmiscible (gl)
• German: unvermischbar
• Italian: immiscibile
• Manx: neuchoveshtagh
• Maori: tauranukore
• Occitan: immiscible
• Portuguese: imiscível (pt)
• Romanian: neamestecabil
• Russian: несмешиваемые (nesmešivajemyje)
• Turkish: karışmaz (tr)

Anagrams

• imbecilism