misblend

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To blend incorrectly.

   • Components of actions can also get misblended, usually when two or more activated schemas are triggered simultaneously.
   • On May 3, 1988, Mr. [C] misblended about 35,000 pounds of coffee.
   • If this fuel is misblended, as sometimes happened in the mid-1980s, it can permanently damage a fuel system.
2. 2

   The act or result of misblending.

   • Refinery blending schedules are seldom followed exactly because of unexpected developments including early or late barge arrivals, misblends, etc.
   • The witness Gorman however seemed to attach blame to Arrowood for repeatedly reporting misblends during these weeks, when actually no wrong weights could be determined.
   • The viscosity is obviously a very important property, but it must be remembered that for multigrade oils, a low or high viscosity can be due to either a misblend of the base oils or an incorrect amount of viscosity improver.

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