Definition of "miscible" [mis•ci•ble]

• Chemistry That can be mixed in all proportions. Used of liquids. (adjective)

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• "A water molecule consists of one atom of Oxygen and two of Hydrogen but is also very miscible, that is it mixes well with many other substances, and considered a virtual universal solvent in the amount of substances water can be mixed with to form one homogeneous solution."
• "Several preparations of petroleum known as the miscible oils are sometimes used."
• "I didn't recognize the word "miscible" when I saw it in the first paragraph, though I figured it out further down."