Semipermeable

/ˌsɛmiˈpɜː(ɹ)miəbəl/

Synonyms for "semipermeable" (6 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Adjective(2 words)
limited accesspartially permeable

Strong matches (1)

Adjective(1 words)
partially permissive

Related words (3)

Adjective(3 words)
permeableselectively openselectively permeable

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

8 entries
barrierdiffusionfiltering systemfiltration mediuminformation access controlmembraneopen policypermeability

More specific

6 entries
access control rulegas-permeable layerinformation gateion-selective membraneosmotic membranewater-selective membrane

Collocations

6 entries
diffusion barrierion selective membraneosmotic membranepartially permeableselective permeabilitysemipermeable membrane

Inflections

2 entries
more semipermeablemost semipermeable

Derivations

2 entries

similar

1 entries

Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The same kind of semipermeable membrane that surrounds our cells can form spontaneously from the right mix of phospholipids in water.

Source: tatoeba (11034617)

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