<B>semiconservative, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Genetics.) designating a form of replication in which the original molecular strands are conserved individually rather than together. </DL>
<A NAME="semiconsonant">
<B>semiconsonant, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a sound having a partly consonantal character, as <I>y</I> in <I>you;</I> a semivowel viewed as a consonant. <DD><B> 2. </B>a letter or character representing such a sound. </DL>
<B>semideaf, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not entirely deaf; able to hear a little. </DL>
<A NAME="semidependent">
<B>semidependent, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> half dependent or depending. </DL>
<A NAME="semidesert">
<B>semidesert, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> partly desert; mostly barren, with a sparse vegetation. <DD><I>noun </I> a semidesert area or region. </DL>
<A NAME="semidetached">
<B>semidetached, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>partly detached. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Especially British.) joined to another house by a common wall but separated from other buildings. </DL>
<A NAME="semideveloped">
<B>semideveloped, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not fully developed. </DL>
<A NAME="semidiameter">
<B>semidiameter, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the half of a diameter; radius. </DL>
<B>semidilapidation, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the condition or state of being partly ruined; incomplete dilapidation. </DL>
<A NAME="semidiurnal">
<B>semidiurnal, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>occurring every twelve hours. <DD><B> 2. </B>accomplished in half a day; continuing half a day. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Astronomy.) of or having to do with the arc described by a heavenly body in half the time between its rising and setting. <DD><B> 4. </B>(Entomology.) partly diurnal; flying at twilight. <BR> <I>Ex. semidiurnal moths.</I> </DL>
<B>semidocumentary, </B>adjective, noun, pl. <B>-ries.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> partly documentary; presenting or dramatizing factual information but using fictional details, settings, or characters. <BR> <I>Ex. a semidocumentary film.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> a semidocumentary book, motion picture, television program, or the like. </DL>
<A NAME="semidome">
<B>semidome, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> half a dome, especially one formed by a vertical section. <BR> <I>Ex. There is an apse at each end of the building ... covered by a semidome (G. H. Moore).</I> </DL>
<B>semidomesticated, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> partly domesticated. <BR> <I>Ex. the semidomesticated buffalo (W. C. L. Martin).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="semidomestication">
<B>semidomestication, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a partly domesticated condition. </DL>
<A NAME="semidormant">
<B>semidormant, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> partly or almost asleep. </DL>
<A NAME="semidouble">
<B>semidouble, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Botany.) having the outermost stamens converted into petals, while the inner ones remain perfect. <BR> <I>Ex. semidouble roses or poppies.</I> </DL>
<B>semidrying, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> partly drying; becoming very thick but not hard. <BR> <I>Ex. Cottonseed, corn, and sesame oils are of the semidrying type.</I> </DL>
<B>semifarming, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> unselective or uncontrolled farming of livestock or crops. <BR> <I>Ex. Because natural phenomena are controlled, the modern chicken farm is true farming, while the keeping of chickens in the farmyard is semifarming. In a similar way, sea farming is a case of semifarming (Pieter Korringa).</I> </DL>
<B>semifinal, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> one of the two rounds or matchesthat settle who will play in the final one, which follows. <BR> <I>Ex. The team that will face the state champions defeated our team in the semifinal.</I> <DD><I>adj. </I> designating or having to do with such a round or match. <BR> <I>Ex. Our team lost in the semifinal game.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="semifinalist">
<B>semifinalist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a contestant in a semifinal round. </DL>
<B>semiflexion, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the posture of a limb or joint halfway between extension and complete flexion. </DL>
<A NAME="semifluctuating">
<B>semifluctuating, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Medicine.) (of a tumor or other process) giving a sensation of elasticity when tapped. </DL>
<A NAME="semifluid">
<B>semifluid, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> partly fluid; extremely viscous. <DD><I>noun </I> a substance that flows but is very thick; partly liquid substance. <BR> <I>Ex. A soft-boiled egg is a semifluid.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="semifluidity">
<B>semifluidity, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the state of being semifluid. </DL>