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Semifluid Sem`i·flu"id adjective Imperfectly fluid. -- noun A semifluid substance.

Semiform Sem"i·form` noun A half form; an imperfect form.

Semiformed Sem"i·formed` adjective Half formed; imperfectly formed; as, semiformed crystals.

Semiglutin Sem`i·glu"tin noun (Physiol. Chem.) A peptonelike body, insoluble in alcohol, formed by boiling collagen or gelatin for a long time in water. Hemicollin , a like body, is also formed at the same time, and differs from semiglutin by being partly soluble in alcohol.

Semihistorical Sem`i·his·tor"i·cal adjective Half or party historical. Sir G. C. Lewis.

Semihoral Sem`i·ho"ral adjective Half- hourly.

Semiindurated Sem`i·in"du·ra`ted adjective Imperfectly indurated or hardened.

Semilapidified Sem`i·la·pid"i·fied adjective Imperfectly changed into stone. Kirwan.

Semilens Sem"i·lens` noun (Opt.) The half of a lens divided along a plane passing through its axis.

Semilenticular Sem`i·len·tic"u·lar adjective Half lenticular or convex; imperfectly resembling a lens. Kirwan.

Semiligneous Sem`i·lig"ne·ous adjective Half or partially ligneous, as a stem partly woody and partly herbaceous.

Semiliquid Sem`i·liq"uid adjective Half liquid; semifluid.

Semiliquidity Sem`i·li·quid"i·ty noun The quality or state of being semiliquid; partial liquidity.

Semilogical Sem`i·log"ic·al adjective Half logical; partly logical; said of fallacies. Whately.

Semilor Sem"i·lor noun [ Confer German similor , semilor .] A yellowish alloy of copper and zinc. See Simplor .

Semilunar Sem`i·lu"nar adjective Shaped like a half moon.

Semilunar bone (Anat.) , a bone of the carpus; the lunar. See Lunar , noun -- Semilunar , or Sigmoid , valves (Anat.) , the valves at the beginning of the aorta and of the pulmonary artery which prevent the blood from flowing back into the ventricle.

Semilunar Sem`i·lu"nar noun (Anat.) The semilunar bone.

Semilunary Sem`i·lu"na·ry adjective Semilunar.

Semilunate Sem`i·lu"nate adjective Semilunar.

Semilune Sem"i·lune` noun (Geom.) The half of a lune.

Semimetal Sem"i·met`al noun (Chemistry) An element possessing metallic properties in an inferior degree and not malleable, as arsenic, antimony, bismuth, molybdenum, uranium, etc. [ Obsolete]

Semimetallic Sem`i·me·tal"lic adjective (Chemistry) Of or pertaining to a semimetal; possessing metallic properties in an inferior degree; resembling metal.

Semimonthly Sem`i·month"ly adjective Coming or made twice in a month; as, semimonthly magazine; a semimonthly payment. -- noun Something done or made every half month; esp., a semimonthly periodical. -- adverb In a semimonthly manner; at intervals of half a month.

Semimute Sem`i·mute" adjective Having the faculty of speech but imperfectly developed or partially lost.

Semimute Sem"i·mute` noun A semimute person.

Seminal Sem"i·nal adjective [ Latin seminalis , from semen , seminis , seed, akin to serere to sow: confer French seminal . See Sow to scatter seed.] 1. Pertaining to, containing, or consisting of, seed or semen; as, the seminal fluid.

2. Contained in seed; holding the relation of seed, source, or first principle; holding the first place in a series of developed results or consequents; germinal; radical; primary; original; as, seminal principles of generation; seminal virtue.

The idea of God is, beyond all question or comparison, the one great seminal principle.

Hare.

Seminal leaf (Botany) , a seed leaf, or cotyleden. -- Seminal receptacle . (Zoology) Same as Spermatheca .

Seminal Sem"i·nal noun A seed. [ Obsolete] Sir T. Browne.

Seminality Sem`i·nal"i·ty noun The quality or state of being seminal. Sir T. Browne.

Seminar Sem`i·nar" noun [ G. See Seminary , noun ] A group of students engaged, under the guidance of an instructor, in original research in a particular line of study, and in the exposition of the results by theses, lectures, etc.; -- called also seminary .

Seminarian, Seminarist Sem`i·na"ri·an, Sem"i·na·rist noun [ Confer French séminariste .] A member of, or one educated in, a seminary; specifically, an ecclesiastic educated for the priesthood in a seminary.

Seminary Sem"i·na·ry noun ; plural Seminaries . [ Latin seminarium , from seminarius belonging to seed, from semon , seminis , seed. See Seminal .] 1. A piece of ground where seed is sown for producing plants for transplantation; a nursery; a seed plat. [ Obsolete] Mortimer.

But if you draw them [ seedling] only for the thinning of your seminary , prick them into some empty beds.

Evelyn.

2. Hence, the place or original stock whence anything is brought or produced. [ Obsolete] Woodward.

3. A place of education, as a scool of a high grade, an academy, college, or university.

4. Seminal state. [ Obsolete] Sir T. Browne.

5. Fig.: A seed bed; a source. [ Obsolete] Harvey.

6. A Roman Catholic priest educated in a foreign seminary; a seminarist. [ Obsolete] Jer. Taylor.

Seminary Sem"i·na·ry adjective [ Latin seminarius .] Belonging to seed; seminal. [ R.]

Seminate Sem"i·nate transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Seminated ; present participle & verbal noun Seminating .] [ Latin seminatus , past participle of seminare to sow, from semen , seminis , seed.] To sow; to spread; to propagate. [ R.] Waterhouse.

Semination Sem`i·na"tion noun [ Latin seminatio : confer French sémination .] 1. The act of sowing or spreading. [ R.]

2. (Botany) Natural dispersion of seeds. Martyn.

Semined Sem"ined adjective [ See Semen .] Thickly covered or sown, as with seeds. [ Obsolete] B. Jonson.

Seminiferous Sem`i·nif"er·ous adjective [ Latin semen , semenis , seed -ferous .] (Biol.) Seed-bearing; producing seed; pertaining to, or connected with, the formation of semen; as, seminiferous cells or vesicles.

Seminific, Seminifical Sem`i·nif"ic, Sem`i·nif"ic·al adjective [ Latin semen , seminis , seed + facere to make.] (Biol.) Forming or producing seed, or the male generative product of animals or of plants.

Seminification Sem`i·ni·fi·ca"tion noun Propagation from seed. [ R.] Sir M. Hale.

Seminist Sem"i·nist noun (Biol.) A believer in the old theory that the newly created being is formed by the admixture of the seed of the male with the supposed seed of the female.

Seminoles Sem"i·noles noun plural ; sing. Seminole (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians who formerly occupied Florida, where some of them still remain. They belonged to the Creek Confideration.

Seminose Sem"i·nose` noun [ Latin semen seed + glucose .] (Chemistry) A carbohydrate of the glucose group found in the thickened endosperm of certain seeds, and extracted as yellow sirup having a sweetish-bitter taste.

Seminude Sem`i·nude" adjective Partially nude; half naked.

Seminymph Sem"i·nymph` noun (Zoology) The pupa of insects which undergo only a slight change in passing to the imago state.

Semioccasionally Sem`i·oc·ca"sion·al·ly adverb Once in a while; on rare occasions. [ Colloq. U. S.]

Semiofficial Sem`i·of·fi"cial adjective Half official; having some official authority or importance; as, a semiofficial statement. -- Sem`i*of*fi"cial*ly , adverb

Semiography, Semiology Se`mi·og"ra·phy, Se`mi·ol"o·gy Se`mi*o*log"ic*al Same as Semeiography , Semeiology , Semeiological .

Semiopacous Sem`i·o·pa"cous adjective Semiopaque.

Semiopal Sem"i·o`pal noun (Min.) A variety of opal not possessing opalescence.

Semiopaque Sem`i·o·paque" adjective Half opaque; only half transparent.

Semiorbicular Sem`i·or·bic"u·lar adjective Having the shape of a half orb or sphere.

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