immiscible

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Rayleigh–Taylor instability

Computer model showing a dense red fluid that at first is lying on top of a less dense blue fluid, the two fluids being mutually immiscible. Then gravity forces the two fluids past each other and instead of mixing and dissolving, they separate again.

Etymology edit

im- +‎ miscible

Adjective edit

immiscible (comparative more immiscible, superlative most immiscible)

(physics) Of two or more liquids that are not mutually soluble: unmixable.
A mixture of oil, water, and mercury forms three immiscible layers.

Antonyms edit

miscible

Translations edit

not mutually soluble, unmixable

Bulgarian: несмесваем (nesmesvaem)
French: immiscible (fr)
Galician: inmiscíbel (gl), inmiscible (gl)
German: unvermischbar
Italian: immiscibile
Manx: neuchoveshtagh
Maori: tauranukore
Occitan: immiscible
Portuguese: imiscível (pt)
Romanian: neamestecabil
Russian: несмешиваемые (nesmešivajemyje)
Turkish: karışmaz (tr)

Anagrams edit

imbecilism