spongy
11spongy — Of spongelike texture or appearance. SYN: spongiform, spongioid. * * * spongy spən jē adj, spong·i·er; est resembling a sponge esp full of cavities: CANCELLOUS <spongy bone> spong·i·ness …
12spongy — spong|y [ spʌndʒi ] adjective 1. ) light and full of holes: a spongy texture 2. ) with a surface that sinks when you push it, then returns to its original shape: spongy ground ╾ spong|i|ness noun uncount …
13spongy — spong|y [ˈspʌndʒi] adj soft and full of holes that contain air or liquid like a ↑sponge 1(1) ▪ The earth was soft and spongy underfoot. >sponginess n [U] …
14spongy — adjective soft and full of holes that contain air or liquid like a sponge 1 (1): The earth was soft and spongy underfoot. sponginess noun (U) …
15spongy — adjective a spongy layer of foam Syn: soft, squashy, cushioned, cushiony, compressible, yielding; springy, resilient, elastic; porous, absorbent, permeable; technical spongiform Ant: hard, solid …
16spongy — пористый spongy bread хлеб с пористым мякишем …
17Spongy lead — Spongy Spon gy (sp[u^]n j[y^]), a. 1. Soft, and full of cavities; of an open, loose, pliable texture; as, a spongy excrescence; spongy earth; spongy cake; spongy bones. [1913 Webster] 2. Wet; drenched; soaked and soft, like sponge; rainy. Spongy… …
18Spongy platinum — Spongy Spon gy (sp[u^]n j[y^]), a. 1. Soft, and full of cavities; of an open, loose, pliable texture; as, a spongy excrescence; spongy earth; spongy cake; spongy bones. [1913 Webster] 2. Wet; drenched; soaked and soft, like sponge; rainy. Spongy… …
19Spongy tissue — is a type of tissue found in plants. It is part of the mesophyll, where it forms a layer next to the palisade cells in the leaf. It is also the name of a disorder of fruit ripening which can reduce the value of a fruit yield, especially in mango …
20spongy degeneration of central nervous system — spongy degeneration of white matter a rare, autosomal recessive form of leukodystrophy characterized by early onset, widespread demyelination and vacuolation of the cerebral white matter that gives rise to a spongy appearance, severe mental… …
