Associations to the word «Semipermeable»

Wiktionary

SEMIPERMEABLE, adjective. Permeable to some things and not to others, as a cell membrane which allows some molecules through but blocks other substances.

Dictionary definition

SEMIPERMEABLE, adjective. (of a membrane) selectively permeable.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.