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semi-molten

semi-molten is the alternative form of semimolten.

Meaning of semimolten

Adjective

semimolten (not comparable)

  1. Partly or somewhat molten.
    • Simply stated, Earth's plates are “floating” atop a thick semimolten mass called the mantle. Convection currents in the mantle move the plates around the surface of the globe.2015, Joyce A. Quinn, Susan L. Woodward, “Introduction”, in Earth's Landscape: An Encyclopedia of the World's Geographic Features, volumes I: A–L, Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, page xxxv

Questions about semi-molten

What is semi-molten the alternative form of?
Semi-molten is the alternative form of semimolten.

Words near semi-molten in the dictionary

  1. semi-metros
  2. semi-military
  3. semi-minor
  4. semi-minor axes
  5. semi-minor axis
  6. semi-molten
  7. semi-monocoque
  8. semi-monocoques
  9. semi-monthly
  10. semi-motivated
  11. semi-Muslim

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