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semisolid

American  
[sem-ee-sol-id, sem-ahy-] / ˌsɛm iˈsɒl ɪd, ˌsɛm aɪ- /

adjective

  1. having a somewhat firm consistency; more or less solid.


noun

  1. a semisolid substance.

semisolid British  
/ ˌsɛmɪˈsɒlɪd /

adjective

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

    2. partly solid

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a substance in this state

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of semisolid

First recorded in 1825–35; semi- + solid

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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

Roughly 90 percent of quakes on Earth are produced by the movement of tectonic plates, massive slabs of the planet’s lithosphere that slide around atop the semisolid asthenosphere layer and occasionally bump into one another.

From Scientific American May 24, 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

The entire process takes about 4 to 8 seconds for solid or semisolid food, and about 1 second for very soft food and liquids.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

Keeping in mind that the requisite for food for the sick is ease of digestion, make a list of liquid, semisolid, and solid foods suitable for the sick room.

From School and Home Cooking by Carlotta Cherryholmes Greer

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