Word of the Day Monday, April 21, 2014 immiscible \ ih-MIS-uh-buhl \ , adjective; 1. not miscible; incapable of being mixed. Yosil is with me now, our borders overlapping in unhappy swirls, like immiscible fluids. -- David Brin, Kiln People , 2002 The youngest one wore its hair in a style popularized by a sitcom that took as its subject three roommates of seemingly immiscible temperaments and their attempts to make their fortune in this contusing city. -- Colson Whitehead, Zone One , 2011 Origin: Immiscible is derived from the prefix im- which is a variant of in- meaning having a negative force, as in the words immoral and indefensible . The word miscible means capable of being mixed and is used primarily in chemistry and physics.
Posted on: Mon, 21 Apr 2014 11:58:00 +0000