semipermeable

About 0.22 uses per million words.

Meaning

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

Similar words

permeable microcapsules semipermiable semipermeabilized permeant semipervious permeabilizable pervious permeabilized permeative

Often followed by

membrane membranes barrier dressing cell microcapsules and to film

Word family

semipermeabilities semipermeability