semi-solid

See also: semisolid

English

Etymology

From semi- +‎ solid.

Pronunciation

• enPR: sĕm′ē-sŏl′ĭd, sĕm′ī-
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌsɛm.iːˈsɒl.ɪd/, (older) /-ˈsɔːl.ɪd/; /ˌsɛm.aɪ̯-/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌsɛm.iˈsɔl.ɪd/, (cot–caught merger) /-ˈsɑl.ɪd/; /ˌsɛm.aɪ̯-/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌsɛm.iˈsɒl.ɪd/, (cot–caught merger) /-ˈsɑl.ɪd/; /ˌsɛm.aɪ̯-/

  (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌsɛm.ʌɪ̯-/

• (Australia) IPA^(key): /ˌsem.iːˈsɔl.ɪd/, /ˌsem.ɑe̯-/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˌsem.iːˈsɒl.əd/, /ˌsem.aɪ̯-/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˌsɛm.iˈsɔl.ɪd/, /ˌsɛm.aɪ̯-/, /ˌsɛm.ʌi̯-/, /ˌsɛm.əi̯-/
• (India) IPA^(key): /ˌsɛm.iːˈsɔl.ɪɖ/, /ˌsɛm.aj-/
• Rhymes: -ɒlɪd
• Hyphenation: sem‧i-sol‧id

Adjective

semi-solid (comparative more semi-solid, superlative most semi-solid)

1. Half-solid, extremely viscous.

Noun

semi-solid (plural semi-solids)

1. Synonym of quasi-solid.

Further reading

• Dr H Ibelgaufts (31 January 2018), “Colony formation assay”, in Cytokines & Cells Online Pathfinder Encyclopaedia‎^[1], archived from the original on 13 August 2025