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单词 immiscible
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Definition of immiscible in English:

immiscible

adjective ɪˈmɪsɪb(ə)lɪ(m)ˈmɪsəbəl
  • (of liquids) not forming a homogeneous mixture when mixed.

    (液体)不能混合的,不能融合的

    benzene is immiscible with water

    苯与水互不溶混。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • An emulsion prepared by homogenising two pure immiscible liquid components will rapidly result in phase separation.
    • We searched for immiscible liquid phases in monolayers of two different ternary lipid mixtures.
    • Oil and water are immiscible liquids, but a temporary emulsion may be formed by a brisk shaking of the liquids.
    • Fluids, immiscible droplets of metal sulphides, and elements like boron and fluorine are concentrated in the remaining melt.
    • They are immiscible with many organic solvents, particularly linear hydrocarbons and alicyclics like cyclopentane, so can be combined either with water or with an organic solvent to form a two-phase system.

Derivatives

  • immiscibility

  • noun ɪmɪsɪˈbɪlɪtiɪ(m)ˌmɪsəˈbɪlədi
    • The non-polar groups prefer to interact with each other, and exclude water from these regions, leading to immiscibility.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Next, note that unsaturated lipids are not necessary for micron-scale immiscibility in bilayer membranes.
      • Even if the proteins do cause immiscibility of fluid phases at 37°C, it seems unlikely that the effect explains their 10-fold acceleration of adsorption.
      • Familiar examples are the miscibility of alcohol and water and the immiscibility of oil and water, which can be explained by intermolecular interactions.
      • Two processes can lead to the concentration of valuable commodities: liquid immiscibility and fractional crystallization.
  • immiscibly

  • adverb

Origin

Late 17th century: from late Latin immiscibilis, from in- 'not' + miscibilis (see miscible).

Rhymes

admissible, dismissible, impermissible, irremissible, miscible, omissible, permissible, remissible, transmissible

Definition of immiscible in US English:

immiscible

adjectivei(m)ˈmisəbəlɪ(m)ˈmɪsəbəl
  • (of liquids) not forming a homogeneous mixture when added together.

    (液体)不能混合的,不能融合的

    water is immiscible with suntan oil
    Example sentencesExamples
    • An emulsion prepared by homogenising two pure immiscible liquid components will rapidly result in phase separation.
    • They are immiscible with many organic solvents, particularly linear hydrocarbons and alicyclics like cyclopentane, so can be combined either with water or with an organic solvent to form a two-phase system.
    • Oil and water are immiscible liquids, but a temporary emulsion may be formed by a brisk shaking of the liquids.
    • We searched for immiscible liquid phases in monolayers of two different ternary lipid mixtures.
    • Fluids, immiscible droplets of metal sulphides, and elements like boron and fluorine are concentrated in the remaining melt.

Origin

Late 17th century: from late Latin immiscibilis, from in- ‘not’ + miscibilis (see miscible).

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