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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley