any substance having the attributes of both a solid and a liquid. Similar to semiliquid but being more closely related to a solid than a liquid. More generally, any substance in which the force required to produce a deformation depends both on the magnitude and on the rate of the deformation. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21121
adjective partly solid; having a rigidity and viscosity intermediate between a solid and a liquid; `a semisolid mixture` Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974