continuous
adjective
uninterrupted in time; without cessation.
semicontinuous
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a word derived from
continuous.
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Xu, J., Liu, N., Qiao, K., Vogg, S. & Stephanopoulos, G. Application of metabolic controls for the maximization of lipid production in semicontinuous fermentation.
From Nature ● Nov. 28, 2017
Most open ponds use a semicontinuous harvest strategy that removes roughly half of the algae, alleviating the need for re-inoculation.
From Nature ● Aug. 15, 2012
It built the world's first semicontinuous strip mill for American Rolling Mill in 1926, claims to have produced more of this revolutionary steelmaking machinery than all its competitors combined.
From Time Magazine Archive
