adj 1  :  being without an internal cavity  :  not hollow < tumors>   2  :  possessing or characterized by the properties of a solid  :  neither gaseous nor liquid  3  of immunity  :  capable of resisting severe challenge <intradermal inoculation of the virulent agent in guinea pigs resulted in immunity in all trials>  sol*id*ly adv 
, n 1  :  a substance that does not flow perceptibly under moderate stress, has a definite capacity for resisting forces (as compression or tension) which tend to deform it, and under ordinary conditions retains a definite size and shape  2  :  the part of a solution or suspension that when freed from solvent or suspending medium has the qualities of a solid - usu. used in pl. <milk s>  .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  celled  Cil·i·a·ta  cil·i·ate   salt 
 
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