Word of the Day for Tuesday 13th May 2014
Immiscible \ ih-MIS-uh-buhl \,
adjective;
1. Not miscible; incapable of being mixed.
Quotes:
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 popularised 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.
Thanks to: www.dictionary.com
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