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semisolid

semisolid adjective: having properties intermediate between those of a solid and a liquid.

Adjective

semisolid (not comparable)

  1. Having properties intermediate between those of a solid and a liquid.

Noun

semisolid (plural semisolids)

  1. Any substance with such properties.
  2. A platform that one can pass through from below, but not from above.

Forms of semisolid

pluralsemisolids

Origin of semisolid

From semi- + solid.

Questions about semisolid

What does semisolid mean?
Semisolid means having properties intermediate between those of a solid and a liquid.
What part of speech is semisolid?
Semisolid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near semisolid in the dictionary

  1. semisocialism
  2. semisocialist
  3. semisoft
  4. semisofts
  5. semisolemn
  6. semisolid
  7. semisolidity
  8. semisolids
  9. semisolitary
  10. semisolute
  11. semisomnambulistic

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