Semipellucid

Semipellucid
Semipellucid Sem`i*pel*lu"cid (s[e^]m`[i^]*p[e^]l*l[=u]"s[i^]d), a. Half clear, or imperfectly transparent; as, a semipellucid gem. [1913 Webster]

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  • Semiperspicuous — Sem i*per*spic u*ous (s[e^]m [i^]*p[ e]r*sp[i^]k [ u]*[u^]s), a. Half transparent; imperfectly clear; semipellucid. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • milky — adj 1. lacteal, lactic, milk, milch; lactescent, lactiferous, emulsive. 2. white, creamy, pearly, nacreous, chalky, cretaceous; cloudy, opaque, fume , frosted, semipellucid, mat; whitish, albescent, adularescent, canescent; snowy, niveous, hoar,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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