semifluid

American  

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

adjective

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

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noun

1. a semifluid substance.

semifluid British  

/ ˌsɛmɪˈfluːɪd /

adjective

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

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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

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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Hence the remarkable fact that, although a semifluid mass, the surface of Chat Moss rises above the level of the surrounding country. 

From Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson by Smiles, Samuel

This series of substances includes natural or rock-gas, petroleum, maltha or semifluid hydrocarbon, and solid hydrocarbons, such as asphaltum, albertite, grahamite, 339 ozokerite, etc.

From North America by Russell, Israel C. (Cook)

They are composed of a colorless stroma filled in with semifluid hæmoglobin and other matters.

From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section C by Project Gutenberg