This week's theme: words from chemistry. miscible (MIS-uh-buhl) adjective
Capable of being mixed together. [From Latin miscere (to mix), ultimately from the Indo-European root meik- (to mix) that's also the source of mix, miscellaneous, meddle, medley, promiscuous, melee, and mustang.] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=miscible -Anu Garg (garg wordsmith.org) "'With old homes, some of the lead actually becomes dissolved in the hot water,' said Rahming. 'So it is advisable that hot water not be used from the sink for cooking or drinking. Even the cold side should be run for at least two minutes during the day so that any miscible lead can be washed out of the system before ingestion.'" John H. Manor; Get the Lead Out!; Michigan Chronicle; Feb 7, 1996. Sponsored by: Ever wonder why we don't just talk, we chew the fat? Derivation, a hilarious game about word and phrase origins. A great gift! http://entspire.com Perfect your French, German, Spanish or Italian with Champs-Elysees audio magazines on foreign life & culture. http://ads.champs-elysees.com/wsmith3 ............................................................................ War is so unjust and ugly that all who wage it must try to stifle the voice of conscience within themselves. -Leo Tolstoy, novelist and philosopher (1828-1910) Our privacy policy: AWAD mailing list addresses are never sold, rented, leased, traded, swapped, exchanged, or bartered. We hate junk mail. Remove, change address, gift subs: http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/miscible.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/miscible.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/miscible.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
