semi-solid

== 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-/ (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-/ (Australian) 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) Half-solid, extremely viscous. === Noun === semi-solid (plural semi-solids) Synonym of quasi-solid. === References === === 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