单词 | miscible |
释义 | miscibleadj.n. A. adj. Capable of being mixed (often with something). In later use: (spec. of liquids) capable of forming a homogeneous mixture. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being mixed or blended > [adjective] > capable of being mixed miscible1570 mixible1607 commiscible1657 mixable1659 mingleable1666 the world > matter > chemistry > physical chemistry > liquid phase > [adjective] > properties miscible1802 1570 J. Dee in H. Billingsley tr. Euclid Elements Geom. Math. Præf. sig. *iij When you haue two thinges Miscible, whose degrees are truely knowen. 1660 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. III. i. 130 The Soul of the World God enkindled in the midst..; which (Soul) being not easily miscible, was not without difficulty contemperated. 1750 G. Hughes Nat. Hist. Barbados 106 Tho' oils in general..are not miscible with water. 1758 Philos. Trans. 1757 (Royal Soc.) 50 155 Platina is miscible with gold. 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 163 All these had kept the landed and monied interests more separated in France, less miscible . View more context for this quotation 1802 T. Thomson Syst. Chem. II. 191 Alcohol has a strong affinity for water, and is miscible with it in every proportion. 1870 Philos. Trans. 1869 (Royal Soc.) 159 647 When two unequally heated portions of the same liquid, or of two miscible ones are mixed, a state of thermal equilibrium between the two is established. 1885 G. L. Goodale in A. Gray & G. L. Goodale Bot. Text-bk. (ed. 6) II. ii. vii. 221 Two liquids which are not miscible—for instance, oil and water. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 532/1 It is miscible in all proportions with alcohol, ether and water. 1925 Science 29 May 557/1 In the calcite group..CaCo3 is not miscible in more than very limited amounts with any of the other substances. 1960 W. H. Hamill & R. R. Williams Princ. Physical Chem. ix. 244 Phenol and water at this temperature and pressure are only partly miscible. 1987 Armed Forces June 255/2 A mono-propellant..may comprise a single chemical such as isopropylnitrate or a combination of miscible liquids such as hydrazine, hydrazine nitrate and water. 2006 M. M. Coleman & P. C. Painter Miscible Polymer Blends ii. 21 Two polymers that have closely matched non-hydrogen bonded solubility parameters are most likely to form miscible mixtures. B. n. A substance that can mix with another substance. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being mixed or blended > [noun] > capability of being mixed > that which is miscible1664 1664 N. Ingelo Bentivolio & Urania: 2nd Pt. vi. 222 Produc'd by the commixture of such antecedent Miscibles. 1678 R. Russel tr. Jabir ibn Haiyan Wks. Geber ii. ii. iii. 43 In Animals..there is not a perficient Proportion, nor Miscibles of Proportion, nor Qualities of Miscibles. 1804 Anti-Jacobin Rev. 19 App. 481 Aristotle defines mixtion, ‘the union of miscibles altered and united’. 1981 Observer 20 Sept. 19/3 Many possible miscibles have been tried, but the clear favourite is carbon dioxide. 1994 W. R. Newman Gehennical Fire i. 28 Aristotle is quite clear in saying that juxtaposition alone does not constitute real mixture, however, it must be followed by alteration of the miscibles, which results in a real fusion of their qualities, thus leading to a homogenous product. DerivativesΚΠ 1736 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum (ed. 2) Miscibleness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1570 |
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