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semikilled

semikilled adjective: partly deoxidized to avoid evolution of gas during solidification, but with some remaining carbon monoxide causing blowhole-type porosity.

Adjective

semikilled (not comparable)

  1. Partly deoxidized to avoid evolution of gas during solidification, but with some remaining carbon monoxide causing blowhole-type porosity.

Origin of semikilled

From semi- + killed.

Questions about semikilled

What does semikilled mean?
Semikilled means partly deoxidized to avoid evolution of gas during solidification, but with some remaining carbon monoxide causing blowhole-type porosity.
What part of speech is semikilled?
Semikilled is an adjective.

Words near semikilled in the dictionary

  1. semikernels
  2. semiketal
  3. semiketals
  4. semikhah
  5. semikhot
  6. semikilled
  7. semikilling
  8. semilabeled
  9. semilaminar
  10. semilanceolate
  11. semilandmark

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