miscibility
- noun
- /ˌmɪsəˈbɪlɪti/
- Specialized
- In chemistry, miscibility is important because it shows how well different liquids can combine to form a uniform solution.
- true miscibility
Examples
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The miscibility of oil and water is often used to demonstrate their inability to mix together completely.
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The miscibility of this additive with KRS-XE allowed for more than 5 wt% of a transition metal to be incorporated into the formulation without indication of phase separation or any noticeable impact on lithography (Figure 6).
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Miscibility is the ultimate solubility.
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Well, if you weren't in liquid, liquid this would give you partial miscibility, but we'll do that in another in another occasion.
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In concluding this article, I would like to return to the concept of miscibility as an analogy for the merger of environmental and science education.
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Whatever you can do to break the barriers of disciplinary "surface tension" and move toward a state of true miscibility will be valuable.
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It should be emphasized that miscibility implies much more than a simple mixing of two fluids.
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Finally, I evaluate the successes and failures of my own attempts over a period of three years and make recommendations for how best to enhance the "miscibility" of these two fields of study.
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The obstacles to achieving true disciplinary miscibility are daunting, but so are those to revitalizing science education.
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If true miscibility of environmental and science education could be achieved, we would not need to worry about differences between insertion and infusion, compatibility and incompatibility, commensurability and noncommensurability.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
miscibility = miscible (transparent) = misc + ible + ity
The noun is a regular abstract formation from the adjective 'miscible' with the suffix '-ity', so the meaning is directly compositional.
Etymology
Miscibility comes from the Latin root misc- meaning 'to mix', the same idea you see in the common English word mix. So, miscibility is the 'ability to mix', which is why we use it for how well two liquids join into one.