semipermeable

See also: semiperméable

English

Etymology

From semi- +‎ permeable.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌsɛmiˈpɜː(ɹ)miəbəl/, /ˌsɛmaɪ-/

Adjective

semipermeable (comparative more semipermeable, superlative most semipermeable)

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

Translations

permeable to some things and not to others

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Bulgarian: полупропусклив (polupropuskliv)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 半透的 (bàntòu de)
Finnish: puoliläpäisevä
French: semiperméable (fr)
German: halbdurchlässig
Greek: ημιπερατός (el) (imiperatós)
Hindi: please add this translation if you can
Hungarian: szemipermeábilis
Italian: semipermeabile
Japanese: please add this translation if you can
Korean: please add this translation if you can
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: nîvdelînbar
Maori: tukutaritari
Persian: please add this translation if you can
Russian: полупроница́емый (ru) (polupronicájemyj)
Spanish: semipermeable
Turkish: yarı geçirgen (tr), seçici geçirgen
Ukrainian: please add this translation if you can
Vietnamese: bán thấm

See also

osmosis

Spanish

Adjective

semipermeable m or f (masculine and feminine plural semipermeables)

semipermeable

Further reading

“semipermeable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024