Miscibilities

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The ability of substances to mix or blend together in various proportions without separation
2. The extent to which different materials can be uniformly combined to form a solution or mixture
3. A property that indicates how well two or more liquids can dissolve in each other, affecting the formation of solutions

Etymology: "Miscibilities" is simply the plural of "miscibility," the noun for the quality of being miscible, meaning able to mix. The plural form is used when comparing how well different pairs of liquids blend, so each pairing has its own miscibility. "Miscibility" is formed from "miscible" plus the suffix "-ity," which turns an adjective into a noun of quality. "Miscible" in turn comes from the Latin "miscere," meaning "to mix," which also gave English "mix" and "mixture" through related paths. The Latin root is the same one that sits behind words like "admixture," so the family of mixing words is larger than it first appears.

Synonyms: mixability, blendability

Antonyms: immiscibility