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Semiformed
(Sem"i*formed`) a. Half formed; imperfectly formed; as, semiformed crystals.

Semiglutin
(Sem`i*glu"tin) n. (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) a. Half or party historical. Sir G. C. Lewis.

Semihoral
(Sem`i*ho"ral) a. Half- hourly.

Semiindurated
(Sem`i*in"du*ra`ted) a. Imperfectly indurated or hardened.

Semilapidified
(Sem`i*la*pid"i*fied) a. Imperfectly changed into stone. Kirwan.

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

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

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

Semiliquid
(Sem`i*liq"uid) a. Half liquid; semifluid.

Semiliquidity
(Sem`i*li*quid"i*ty) n. The quality or state of being semiliquid; partial liquidity.

Semilogical
(Sem`i*log"ic*al) a. Half logical; partly logical; said of fallacies. Whately.

Semilor
(Sem"i*lor) n. [Cf. G. similor, semilor.] A yellowish alloy of copper and zinc. See Simplor.

Semilunar
(Sem`i*lu"nar) a. Shaped like a half moon.

Semilunar bone (Anat.), a bone of the carpus; the lunar. See Lunar, n. — 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), n. (Anat.) The semilunar bone.

Semilunary
(Sem`i*lu"na*ry) a. Semilunar.

Semilunate
(Sem`i*lu"nate) a. Semilunar.

Semilune
(Sem"i*lune`) n. (Geom.) The half of a lune.

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

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

Semimonthly
(Sem`i*month"ly) a. Coming or made twice in a month; as, semimonthly magazine; a semimonthly payment. — n. Something done or made every half month; esp., a semimonthly periodical. — adv. In a semimonthly manner; at intervals of half a month.

Semimute
(Sem`i*mute") a. Having the faculty of speech but imperfectly developed or partially lost.

Semimute
(Sem"i*mute`) n. A semimute person.