Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Intermediate in properties, especially in rigidity, between solids and liquids.
- n. A semisolid substance, such as a stiff dough or firm gelatin.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A surface composed of facets, like a geometrical solid, but not closing so as to inclose space.
- Half-solid.
Wiktionary
- adj. Having properties that partially resemble those of a solid; having properties between those of a solid and those of a liquid.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Partially solid.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. partly solid; having a rigidity and viscosity intermediate between a solid and a liquid
Etymologies
- From semi- + solid. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“A process that uses algae-based gellifiers and calcium carbonate to turn liquids into semisolid globules, spherification is one of the signature techniques of elBulli.”
“Agar-agar can turn most any liquid into something semisolid and, unlike gelatin, will maintain its texture even when heated.”
“Mousse cake: In a siphon, Ms. Wong adds a batter made from chocolate, Evian water and egg whites, and freezes the entire mixture until it is chilled and semisolid scoopable, like ice cream.”
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“Would a blended fruit smoothie rate with semisolid foods then?”
Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Don’t Drink Your Calories
“The findings are clear: consumption of an energy-yielding beverage either with a meal or as a snack poses a greater risk for promoting positive energy balance than eating the same amount of semisolid or solid calories.”
Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Don’t Drink Your Calories
“In this carefully conducted crossover study, 20 normal-weight and 20 obese adults were given 300-kCal loads of a solid (apple), semisolid (apple sauce), or beverage (apple juice) at a meal or 2 hours after a meal as a snack.”
Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Don’t Drink Your Calories
“Whether consumed with a meal or alone as a snack, the beverage elicited the weakest (negative) appetitive response, the solid food form elicited the strongest appetitive response and the semisolid response was intermediate.”
Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Don’t Drink Your Calories
“How does this “semisolid molecular condom” get removed?”
“Gently scrape semisolid fabrics with the edge of rounded spoon.”
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“The camo was just starting to fray when she pushed through the semisolid wall that was the inside edge of the membrane.”
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