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: please add this translation if you can

See also

osmosis

Spanish

Adjective

semipermeable (plural semipermeables)

semipermeable

Further reading

“semipermeable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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