Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z semifusinite A maceral having some properties similar to fusinite Semigallia A historic region in southern Latvia. semigelatinous Somewhat or partly gelatinous. semigeneric Made in the United States but using a protected designation, so that the region of manufacture must be included in the name. semiglazed Slightly glazed; covered by a thin gloss. semiglobal Partially global semiglobalization Partial globalization. semiglobalized Partly globalized. semiglobe A half-globe. semiglobose semiglobular semiglobular roughly having the shape of half a sphere semiglobularly In a semiglobular manner. semigloom Partial gloom or darkness. semigloss Slightly shiny, between matte (or flat) and gloss. semiglossy Synonym of semigloss. semiglutin A peptone-like body, insoluble in alcohol, formed by boiling collagen or gelatin for a long time in water. semigod Synonym of demigod. semigovernmental Partly governmental. semigrand Of a piano: having a size intermediate between grand and baby grand. semigranitic Partly granitic. semigranular Partially granular semigranulated Somewhat or partly granulated. semigranulocyte A form of granulocyte having unstable granules semigraphical Partly graphical. semigraphics pseudographics semigraphitic Partially graphitic semigration The movement of a person or persons within the same country or national region, for the purpose of permanent relocation of residence. semigratuitous Somewhat but not entirely gratuitous semigregarious Somewhat or partly gregarious. semigroud semiheap semigroup Any set for which there is a binary operation that is closed and associative. semigroupoid A form of partial algebra in category theory. semihabitable Partly or somewhat habitable. semihallucinatory Somewhat hallucinatory. semihallucinogenic Almost hallucinogenic. semihanging Partially hanging (and partially fixed in place) semihappy Somewhat or partly happy. semihard Somewhat hard. semiharden To harden partially; to make semihard. semihardy Somewhat hardy. semihastate Hastate on one side only. semiheap A variety of heap that is required to satisfy only the para-associative law and need not obey the identity law. semihemidemisemiquaver quasihemidemisemiquaver. semihemisphere Half of a hemisphere (thus having two plane sides at right-angles) semihemispherical Somewhat hemispherical in shape; domelike. semihereditary Of a ring: hereditary for finitely generated submodules. semiheroic Somewhat heroic. semiheuristic Partially heuristic semihexagon A half-hexagon. semihexagonal In the shape of a half-hexagon. semihidden Partly or almost concealed. semihigh Moderately high. semihistorical Half or partly historical (and partly fictitious). semiholiday A day having certain aspects of a holiday. semihollow Partly hollow. semihomologous Relating to a semihomology semihomology A partial homology semihorny Somewhat or partially horny (hard or bony). semihostile Somewhat or partly hostile. semihot Somewhat or partly hot. semihourly Half-hourly: occurring every thirty minutes. semihug A partial hug. semihumanized Partly humanized. semihumid Somewhat or partly humid. semihumorous Somewhat or partly humorous. semihumorously In a semihumorous manner. semihyaline Partly hyaline. semihydrate hemihydrate semihydrogenation The reduction of alkynes to alkenes. semihypergroup Any hypergroup for which the reproduction axiom is valid. semihyperoceanic Partially hyperoceanic semihypogynous Having a partially attached superior ovary. semihysterical Somewhat or partly hysterical. semiindurated Imperfectly or partially indurated or hardened. semiinfinitely In a semiinfinite manner. semiinsular Partially insular. semiisotropically In a semiisotropic manner semijacketed Partially jacketed. semijoin A type of join in relational algebra, denoted by ⋉ or ⋊. semijubilee Half a jubilee; a 25 year anniversary semijudicial Somewhat or partly judicial. semijuridical Somewhat or partly juridical. semiketal hemiketal semikhah The ordination of a rabbi. semikilled Partly deoxidized to avoid evolution of gas during solidification, but with some remaining carbon monoxide causing blowhole-type porosity. semikilling Partial deoxidization of steel to avoid evolution of gas during solidification, but with some remaining carbon monoxide causing blowhole-type porosity. semilabeled Partially or incompletely labeled semilaminar Partially laminar semilanceolate Half-lanceolate, longitudinally divided. semilandmark Any of a number of points on a morphometric curve semilanguage A set of semiwords. semilapsed Partially lapsed. semilatent Partially latent semilateral Partially lateral (partially on one's side) semilattice A partially ordered set that either has a join (a least upper bound) for any nonempty finite subset (a join-semilattice or upper semilattice) or has a meet (or greatest lower bound) for any nonempty finite subset (a meet-semilattice or lower semilattice). Equivalently, an underlying set which has a binary operation which is associative, commutative, and idempotent. semileafless Having very few leaves; applied especially to a variety of pea plant. semilegal Of partial or questionable legality. semilegally In a semilegal manner semilegible Partly legible. semilegislative Somewhat or partly legislative. semilegitimacy Partial legitimacy. semilegitimate Partly legitimate. semilegitimately In a semilegitimate manner. semilength The value of n for a Dyck path that begins at the origin (0,0) and ends at the coordinate (2n,0). semilens The half of a lens divided along a plane passing through its axis; a lens that is flat on one side and curved on the other. semilenticular Half lenticular or convex; imperfectly resembling a lens. semileptonic Of or pertaining to the decay of a hadron through the weak nuclear force in which one lepton (and the corresponding neutrino) is produced in addition to one or more hadrons. semileptonically In a semileptonic manner semilethal lethal to at least half of all affected organisms semilethality The quality of being semilethal. semiliberal Somewhat or partly liberal. semilight Of a weight between light and medium. semiligneous Half or partially ligneous. semilike To partially like. semilimited Somewhat or partly limited; having a limit in one direction but not in the other. semilinear Describing equations involving both linear and nonlinear objects semilingual Having a low profile in all of several languages that one can speak. semilingualism The phenomenon of people speaking several languages at a low level of development, with evident deficiencies in all languages. semiliquid Having properties intermediate between those of a solid and a liquid. semiliquidity the state of being a semiliquid. semiliteracy The state of not being fully literate, or having an imperfect grasp of the written language. semiliteral Partially or somewhat literal. semiliterate Not entirely literate; having a limited grasp of the written language. semilobar Relating to, or affecting only one lobe of the brain semilocal Describing a ring that has a finite number of maximal ideals semilocular Somewhat or partly locular. semilogarithmic Having one logarithmic scale and one arithmetic/linear scale. semilogarithmically in a semilogarithmic manner semilogical Only partly logical. semilong Somewhat long; of moderate length. semiloop A hiking route involving a loop and partial retracing of one's earlier steps. semiloopoid A nonassociative generalization of a semigroupoid semiloose Somewhat or partly loose. semilow Slightly low. semiloyal Somewhat or partially loyal. semiloyalty Limited or partial loyalty. semilucent Partially lucent; allowing less light to pass than through than something translucent but more than something opaque. semilucid Involving a certain amount of lucidity. semilucidity Partial lucidity. semilunar Shaped like a half-moon; crescent-shaped. semilunate shaped like a crescent; lunate, semilunar, crescent-shaped semilune The half of a lune. semilustrous Partly or somewhat lustrous. semiluxurious Somewhat luxurious; of a class superior to standard but not quite luxury. semiluxury Of a class of goods between standard and luxury. semimacroscopic Smaller than macroscopic, but larger than microscopic semimad Somewhat or partially mad. semimadman A man who is somewhat or partly mad. semimadness Partial madness. semimagical Somewhat or partly magical.