单词	semisolid
释义	semisolid adjective semi·​sol·​id ˌse-mē-ˈsä-ləd  ˌse-ˌmī-, -mi- : having the qualities of both a solid and a liquid : highly viscous semisolid noun Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Thick semisolid formulas, gel deodorants go on wet and dry quickly for complete and lasting protection. Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 June 2022 Roughly 90 percent of quakes on Earth are produced by the movement of tectonic plates, massive slabs of the planet’s lithosphere that slide around atop the semisolid asthenosphere layer and occasionally bump into one another. Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 24 May 2022 Petroleum jelly, which is also known as petrolatum and was first sold by Vaseline, is a white or yellowish semisolid substance made up of a mixture of complex hydrocarbons by dewaxing crude oil. Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021 Probably to help conserve water, most birds put their excess nitrogen exclusively into uric acid, which is much less soluble than urea and so can be excreted as a semisolid paste along with wastes from the digestive tract. Harold Mcgee, Wired, 6 Nov. 2020 Patients ingest Palforzia, which is a powder made from peanuts, by mixing it with small amounts of semisolid food like applesauce, yogurt or pudding. Doug Stanglin, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2020 Emulsions are always more viscous than either of their independent constituents, which is what gives mayonnaise its semisolid texture. J. Kenji López-alt, New York Times, 29 Oct. 2019 The protein chymosin, produced in the stomach, turned liquid milk into a semisolid form. Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2017 See More Word History First Known Use 1834, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition semisolid adjective semi·​sol·​id ˌse-mi-ˈsä-ləd  : having the qualities of both a solid and a liquid Medical Definition semisolid adjective semi·​sol·​id -ˈsäl-əd  : having the qualities of both a solid and a liquid : highly viscous semisolid waste semisolid adjective as in semiliquid Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance semiliquid liquid thin diluted watery flowing weak fluid circumfluent fluent circumfluous Antonyms & Near Antonyms solid gelatinous nonliquid thick hard coagulated viscous jellied gelled glutinous gooey gummy gluey clotted jelled See More
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