miscible
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Capable of being mixed; mixable; as, water and alcohol are miscible in all proportions.
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Different alkanes are, for example, miscible in all proportions among themselves.
In general, polymeric mixtures are far less miscible than mixtures of small molecule materials.
Cyclic ethers such as tetrahydrofuran and 1,4-dioxane are miscible in water because of the more exposed oxygen atom for hydrogen bonding as compared to linear aliphatic ethers.
Not all organic solvents are completely miscible, e.g. a mixture of ethylene glycol and toluene may separate into two distinct organic phases.
As a further option, the gas is now sometimes re-injected into the formation for enhanced oil recovery by pressure maintenance as well as miscible or immiscible flooding.
Chemical properties Pyridine is miscible with water and virtually all organic solvents.