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Sem`i*flos"cu*lar (?), a. Semiflosculous.

Sem"i*flos`cule (?), n. (Bot.) A floscule, or florest, with its corolla prolonged into a strap- shaped petal; -- called also semifloret.

Sem`i*flos"cu*lous (?), a. (Bot.) Having all the florets ligulate, as in the dandelion.

Sem`i*flu"id (?), a. Imperfectly fluid. -- n. A semifluid substance.

Sem"i*form` (?), n. A half form; an imperfect form.

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

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.

Sem`i*his*tor"i*cal (?), a. Half or party historical. Sir G. C. Lewis.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Sem`i*lu"nar, n. (Anat.) The semilunar bone.

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

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

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

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.]

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

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.

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