semisolid
Americanadjective
noun
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In July regulators will publish new standards, including definitions for what constitutes a semisolid, a “solid-liquid” or all solid-state battery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026
This often includes steps such as hydrogenation, which produces semisolid oils, and hydrolysis, which enhances flavors.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 8, 2023
The nucleic acids are loaded into a slot near the negative electrode of a semisolid, porous gel matrix and pulled toward the positive electrode at the opposite end of the gel.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
In 2004, a clam dredging company in New Jersey unearthed an artillery shell filled with mustard agent in its semisolid, tar-like form.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 27, 2017
By extension, any one of the natural hydrocarbons, including the hard, solid, brittle varieties called asphalt, the semisolid maltha and mineral tars, the oily petroleums, and even the light, volatile naphthas.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
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