immiscible

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adjective

Of two or more liquids that are not mutually soluble: unmixable.

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

Similar
non-miscibleunmixableincompatible
Opposite
miscible
OriginEnglish miscible ← Latin im- ← Proto-Italic *n̥- →
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Meanings

adjectiveimmiscible (not comparable)
  1. not comparablenatural sciencesOf two or more liquids that are not mutually soluble: unmixable.

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

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
miscible

adjective(chemistry, physics) incapable of mixing

Similar
non-miscibleunmixableincompatible
Opposite
miscible
Also see
incompatibleunmiscibleunmixable

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Latinim-
  6. Englishim-
  7. Englishmiscible
  8. Englishimmiscible

From im- + miscible.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian несмесваем
  • несмесваем (nesmesvaem)not mutually soluble, unmixable
French immiscible
  • immisciblenot mutually soluble, unmixable
German unvermischbar
  • unvermischbarnot mutually soluble, unmixable
Italian immiscibile
  • immiscibilenot mutually soluble, unmixable
Māori tauranukore
  • tauranukorenot mutually soluble, unmixable
Portuguese imiscível
  • imiscívelnot mutually soluble, unmixable
Romanian neamestecabil
  • neamestecabilnot mutually soluble, unmixable
Russian несмешиваемые
  • несмешиваемые (nesmešivajemyje)not mutually soluble, unmixable
Spanish inmiscible
  • inmisciblenot mutually soluble, unmixable
Turkish karışmaz
  • karışmaznot mutually soluble, unmixable

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

imbecilism
Cite this entry
APA

immiscible. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immiscible

MLA

“immiscible.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immiscible. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “immiscible,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/immiscible.

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