Defn: Seminiferous.
SEMESTER Se*mes"ter, n. Etym: [G., from L. semestris half-yearly; sex six + mensis a month.]
Defn: A period of six months; especially, a term in a college or uneversity which divides the year into two terms.
SEMI-
Sem"i-. Etym: [L. semi; akin to Gr. sami-, AS. sam-, and prob. to E.
same, from the division into two parts of the same size. Cf. Hemi-,
Sandelend.]
Defn: A prefix signifying half, and sometimes partly or imperfectly; as, semiannual, half yearly; semitransparent, imperfectly transparent.
Note: The prefix semi is joined to another word either with the hyphen or without it. In this book the hyphen is omitted except before a capital letter; as, semiacid, semiaquatic, semi-Arian, semiaxis, semicalcareous.
SEMIACID
Sem`i*ac"id, a.
Defn: Slightly acid; subacid.
SEMIACIDIFIED
Sem`i*a*cid"i*fied, a.
Defn: Half acidified.