semisolid

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In July regulators will publish new standards, including definitions for what constitutes a semisolid, a “solid-liquid” or all solid-state battery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

This often includes steps such as hydrogenation, which produces semisolid oils, and hydrolysis, which enhances flavors.

From Scientific American • Nov. 8, 2023

In 2004, a clam dredging company in New Jersey unearthed an artillery shell filled with mustard agent in its semisolid, tar-like form.

From Washington Post • Jul. 27, 2017

The entire process takes about 4 to 8 seconds for solid or semisolid food, and about 1 second for very soft food and liquids.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

By extension, any one of the natural hydrocarbons, including the hard, solid, brittle varieties called asphalt, the semisolid maltha and mineral tars, the oily petroleums, and even the light, volatile naphthas.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah