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Record 1 2012-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
DEF

Descriptive of substances that are not capable of mixing or being mixed (as oil and water).

CONT

Not all substances are able to dissolve one another. Miscible substances can be mixed into a homogenous solution of equal parts ..., while immiscible substances cannot merge. Immiscible substances literally repel one another. ... In other words, they are incapable of forming a solution since neither property will dissolve into a mixture, nor can they be homogenously mixed without dissolving.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
DEF

Se dit de deux [substances qui] ne se mélangent pas, c'est le cas de l'eau et de l'huile, ou du vinaigre et de l'huile, par exemple.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
DEF

[Se dice de las] sustancias [que] no logran formar una fase homogénea en ninguna proporción, [por] ejemplo el agua y el éter etílico.

OBS

Lo habitual es que la noción sea aplicada a los líquidos, aunque también puede referirse a sustancias sólidas o gases.

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