Semi-centennial means once every half-century.
Semi usually means half eg Semi circle, Semi Final, Semi colan
It means partial. For example, if a person is semi-awake, it means they are partly awake and partly asleep.
Semi-barbaric means uncivilized or half barbaric. More precisely it means to have some values and manners but not with proper mannerism.
'Semi-' and 'demi-' both mean half or partly.
It means that is/can be a door to a cell 'hence semi permeable membrane? (or to anything)
dialysis tube is a type of semi-permable membrane tubing that is used in separation techniques based on differential diffusion
Selectively permeable refers to a cell membrane that will let certain things in and out of the cell, but block other things.
the cell membrane
Semi-permeable tubing is typically made of materials like cellulose acetate or polyethylene terephthalate (PET). These materials have tiny pores that allow only small molecules to pass through while blocking larger molecules. This selectivity makes them useful for applications like dialysis or water filtration.
half or part of
the prefix semi means 'half' or 'sort-of' so semi-wild would mean sort of wild, but not totally wild.
Hemi-, demi- and halv- all mean 'half', as does semi-
Permeable mean that it is full time. Semi-permeable is when it is only part of the time.
It means it's semi-stealth!
diffusion
Nothing. You are either pregnant or you are not pregnant - you can not be semi pregnant.