semifluid

American  

[sem-ee-floo-id, sem-ahy-] / ˌsɛm iˈflu ɪd, ˌsɛm aɪ- /

adjective

1. imperfectly fluid; having both fluid and solid characteristics; semiliquid.

---

noun

1. a semifluid substance.

semifluid British  

/ ˌsɛmɪˈfluːɪd /

adjective

1. having properties between those of a liquid and those of a solid

---

noun

1. a substance that has such properties because of high viscosity

   tar is a semifluid

Other Word Forms

• semifluidity
  noun

---

Etymology

Origin of semifluid

First recorded in 1725–35; semi- + fluid

---

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

semifluid

With a heavy splash her burden fell from her back and commenced to settle slowly into the semifluid ooze.

From Time Magazine Archive

A few minutes after the food enters, the stomach secretes hydrochloric acid and pepsin which digest the food into a sour semifluid called chyme.

From Time Magazine Archive

The contents of the smaller ones are fluid, and of the larger, semifluid.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

The sac broke two days later, smearing the bottom of the turtle's dish with semifluid yolk.

From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by John M. Legler

Its surface is covered with grass and rushes, presenting a dry crust and a fair appearance; but it shakes under the least pressure, the bottom being unsound and semifluid.

From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

---