semitransparent
[sem-ee-trans-pair-uh nt, -par-, sem-ahy-]
- imperfectly or almost transparent.
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Origin of semitransparent
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Historical Examples
They are semitransparent, and reddish; have a strong odour, and a smooth bark.
Tom had already burst into the force area and cast himself upon the semitransparent tank of the spider men.
Wanderer of InfinityHarl Vincent
It exists in the form of irregular, semitransparent pieces, of a brownish-red color.
The Medicinal Plants of the PhilippinesT. H. Pardo de Tavera
There is often coughing and spitting of little yellowish, semitransparent balls of mucus floating in a thinner secretion.