semifluidadj.n.
A. adj.
Of a consistency midway between fluid and solid.
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the world > matter > constitution of matter > semi-fluidity > [adjective]
slabby1542
pottagy1565
uliginous1576
softa1593
slabbery1600
creamy1610
slutchy1627
slabberish1648
pappy1662
semifluid1775
sloppy1794
sloshy1797
custardy1824
viscous1830
gruelly1838
sposhy1842
squishy1847
squitchy1851
pea-soupy1859
porridgey1859
soupy1869
custardly1870
gloopy1929
gunky1937
spawn-like1938
squodgy1970
gloppy1976
1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Semifluid, imperfectly fluid.
1791 T. Beddoes in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 81 174 Workman keeps stirring and turning over the metal; in 3 m. it becomes soft and semi~fluid.
1833 N. Arnott Elements Physics (ed. 5) II. 37 The reason why thick soups, pies, puddings, and all semifluid masses, retain their heat..so much longer than equal bulks of mere fluid.
1834 M. Scott Cruise Midge xix Semifluid, as if composed of earth and water.
1880–1 W. Saville-Kent Man. Infusoria I. 234 Monas fluida…Body soft and semifluid, exceedingly variable in shape.
B. n.
A semi-fluid substance.
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the world > matter > constitution of matter > semi-fluidity > [noun] > a semi-fluid substance or mass
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pap1435
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slabbermenta1620
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porridge1700
cremor1701
sludge1702
semifluid1731
sludder1796
sloppery1832
slob1885
slabber1887
slather1928
gunk1949
1731 J. Arbuthnot Ess. Nature Aliments vi. 85 Phlegm or Pituite is a Sort of semi-fluid.
1874 J. Geikie Great Ice Age iii. 36 What property does ice possess which enables it to creep upon slopes adown which only fluids and semi-fluids can move?
Derivatives
ˌsemifluˈidity n.
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the world > matter > constitution of matter > semi-fluidity > [noun]
slabbiness1555
creaminess1688
sloppiness1727
semifluidity1807
squishiness1929
1807 T. Thomson Syst. Chem. (ed. 3) II. 455 The semifluidity of tar.
1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps ii. xxv. 365 A proof of the semi-fluidity of the glacier.
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