semiliquidity

Roget category 352

3. Words relating to matter
› 3.2. Inorganic matter
›› 3.2.3. Imperfect fluids

#352. Semiliquidity

noun

semiliquidity — stickiness etc. adj. — viscidity, viscosity — gummosity^†, glutinosity^†, mucosity^† — spissitude^†, crassitude^† — lentor^† — adhesiveness etc. (cohesion) 46.
inspissation^†, incrassation^† — thickening.
jelly, mucilage, gelatin, gluten — carlock^†, fish glue — ichthyocol^†, ichthycolla^† — isinglass — mucus, phlegm, goo — pituite^†, lava — glair^†, starch, gluten, albumen, milk, cream, protein^† — treacle — gum, size, glue (tenacity) 327 — wax, beeswax.
emulsion, soup — squash, mud, slush, slime, ooze — moisture etc. 339 — marsh etc. 345.

verb

inspissate^†, incrassate^† — thicken, mash, squash, churn, beat up.
sinter.

adjective

semifluid, semiliquid — tremellose^† — half melted, half frozen — milky, muddy etc. n. — lacteal, lactean^†, lacteous^†, lactescent^†, lactiferous^† — emulsive, curdled, thick, succulent, uliginous^†.
gelatinous, albuminous, mucilaginous, glutinous — glutenous, gelatin, mastic, amylaceous^†, ropy, clammy, clotted — viscid, viscous — sticky, tacky, gooey — slab, slabby^† — lentous^†, pituitous^† — mucid^†, muculent^†, mucous — gummy.

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