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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

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

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

Its description was a little baffling: a dumpling-like concoction of creamed pike fish made semisolid with an egg-based binding agent.

From New York Times • Oct. 8, 2019

The produce was heaped in a growing pile on a small semisolid island with a few scraggly trees on it.

From The Native Soil by Nourse, Alan Edward

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