semiadherent

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adjective

partly adherent

“semiadherent cells”

OriginEnglish adherent ← Middle English adherent ← Old French adherent →
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Meanings

adjectivesemiadherent (not comparable)
  1. not comparablepartly adherent

    semiadherent cells

    2 more examples

    semiadherent hairs

    semiadherent layer

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmi-
  4. Englishsemi-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  6. Proto-Italic*ad
  7. Proto-Italic*ad-
  8. Latinad-
  9. Latinhaereō
  10. Latinadhaereō
  11. Latinadhaerēns
  12. Old Frenchadherent
  13. Middle Englishadherent
  14. Englishadherent
  15. Englishsemiadherent

From semi- + adherent.

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APA

semiadherent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiadherent

MLA

“semiadherent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiadherent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semiadherent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiadherent.

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