Used mostly in scientific contexts like chemistry; not common in daily conversations.

Academic Usage

Often found in technical materials, such as manuals or research papers, related to substances.

Technical Terms

Literally means substances don’t blend into a single layer; they separate.

Literal Mix

 If you went and you were valuing two companies against one another, you'd want to know which was more valuable. Cultures discovered the key feature of valuation thousands of years ago. If you want to compare oranges to windshields, what do you do? Well, you can't compare oranges to windshields. They're immiscible. They don't mix with one another. So instead, you convert them to a common currency scale,

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 you know if you went to and you were evaluating two companies on against one another you'd want to know which was more valuable cultures discovered the key feature evaluation thousands of years ago if you want to compare oranges to windshields what do you do well you can't compare oranges into windshields they're immiscible they don't mix without one another so instead you

Immiscible