Defn: Only half alive. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
SEMIVITREOUS
Sem`i*vit"re*ous, a.
Defn: Partially vitreous.
SEMIVITRIFICATION
Sem`i*vit"ri*fi*ca"tion, n.
1. The quality or state of being semivitrified.
2. A substance imperfectly vitrified.
SEMIVITRIFIED
Sem`i*vit"ri*fied, a.
Defn: Half or imperfectly vitrified; partially converted into glass.
SEMIVOCAL
Sem`i*vo"cal, a. (Phon.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to a semivowel; half cocal; imperfectly sounding.