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semisolid

[ sem-ee-sol-id, sem-ahy- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

semisolid

/ ˌsɛmɪˈsɒlɪd /

1. having a viscosity and rigidity intermediate between that of a solid and a liquid
2. partly solid

First recorded in 1825–35; semi- + solid

The produce was heaped in a growing pile on a small semisolid island with a few scraggly trees on it.

The stools are at first semisolid, and then are watery and serous.

A small quantity of semisolid fatty oil is obtained from the seeds by pressure.

Cysts may be true or false tumors and consist of a capsule containing a fluid or semisolid content.

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