Immiscible
adjective
Describes two or more substances that can't be mixed together properly.
Oil and water are immiscible, meaning they do not mix.
Often appears as...
- immiscible liquids
- immiscible phases
Usage tips
Academic,Technical
adjective
Describes two or more substances that can't be mixed together properly.
Oil and water are immiscible, meaning they do not mix.
Often appears as...
- immiscible liquids
- immiscible phases
Usage tips
Academic,Technical
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Academic Usage
Used mostly in scientific contexts like chemistry; not common in daily conversations.
In the lab, we discovered that the two solutions were immiscible.
Pro Tip 2/3Technical Terms
Often found in technical materials, such as manuals or research papers, related to substances.
The manual mentions that these two hydraulic fluids are immiscible.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal Mix
Literally means substances don’t blend into a single layer; they separate.
Even after stirring for minutes, the substances remained immiscible.
Pro Tip 1/3Academic Usage
Used mostly in scientific contexts like chemistry; not common in daily conversations.
In the lab, we discovered that the two solutions were immiscible.
Pro Tip 2/3Technical Terms
Often found in technical materials, such as manuals or research papers, related to substances.
The manual mentions that these two hydraulic fluids are immiscible.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal Mix
Literally means substances don’t blend into a single layer; they separate.
Even after stirring for minutes, the substances remained immiscible.
Pro Tip 1/3Academic Usage
Used mostly in scientific contexts like chemistry; not common in daily conversations.
In the lab, we discovered that the two solutions were immiscible.
Pro Tip 2/3Technical Terms
Often found in technical materials, such as manuals or research papers, related to substances.
The manual mentions that these two hydraulic fluids are immiscible.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal Mix
Literally means substances don’t blend into a single layer; they separate.
Even after stirring for minutes, the substances remained immiscible.
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If you went and you were valuing two companies against one another, you'd want to know which was more valuable. Cultures discovered the key feature of valuation thousands of years ago. If you want to compare oranges to windshields, what do you do? Well, you can't compare oranges to windshields. They're immiscible. They don't mix with one another. So instead, you convert them to a common currency scale,
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you know if you went to and you were evaluating two companies on against one another you'd want to know which was more valuable cultures discovered the key feature evaluation thousands of years ago if you want to compare oranges to windshields what do you do well you can't compare oranges into windshields they're immiscible they don't mix without one another so instead you
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Read Montague: What...
If you went and you were valuing two companies against one another, you'd want to know which was more valuable. Cultures discovered the key feature of valuation thousands of years ago. If you want to compare oranges to windshields, what do you do? Well, you can't compare oranges to windshields. They're immiscible. They don't mix with one another. So instead, you convert them to a common currency scale,
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What we're learning from...
you know if you went to and you were evaluating two companies on against one another you'd want to know which was more valuable cultures discovered the key feature evaluation thousands of years ago if you want to compare oranges to windshields what do you do well you can't compare oranges into windshields they're immiscible they don't mix without one another so instead you
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