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21spongy cell — spongy cell, any one of the loosely packed, irregularly shaped cells lying below the palisade cells in a leaf. Spongy cells use light energy to split water molecules into the hydrogen and oxygen necessary for photosynthesis …
22spongy body of male urethra — spongy body of penis corpus spongiosum penis …
23spongy platinum — or platinum sponge noun Platinum in a finely divided state • • • Main Entry: ↑sponge …
24Spongy lead — Sponge Sponge (sp[u^]nj), n. [OF. esponge, F. [ e]ponge, L. spongia, Gr. spoggia , spo ggos. Cf. {Fungus}, {Spunk}.] [Formerly written also {spunge}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of Spongi[ae], or Porifera. See Illust. and Note… …
25spongy parenchyma — noun : loosely and irregularly arranged parenchyma having numerous intercellular spaces found toward the lower surface within many leaves and consisting of irregular, lobed, or stellate cells compare palisade parenchyma * * * Bot. the lower layer …
26spongy parenchyma — noun Date: 1884 a spongy layer of irregular chlorophyll bearing cells interspersed with air spaces that fills the interior part of a leaf below the palisade layer called also spongy layer, spongy tissue …
27spongy brake pedal — Air in hydraulic lines, distortion or stretching of connecting parts, or swelling of hydraulic hose may allow pedal to be spongy or springy instead of solid. See spongy pedal …
28spongy layer — noun see spongy parenchyma …
29spongy tissue — noun see spongy parenchyma …
30Spongy urethra — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = pars spongiosa urethrae masculinae, pars cavernosa GraySubject = 256 GrayPage = 1234 Caption = The male urethra laid open on its anterior (upper) surface. Caption2 = Precursor = Urogenital folds System =… …
