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a. & n. from Sponge, v.
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n.
A supposed spongelike expansion of the tip of a rootlet for absorbing water; -- called also spongelet.
a.
Soft, and full of cavities; of an open, loose, pliable texture; as, a spongy excrescence; spongy earth; spongy cake; spongy bones.
n.
One employed in gathering sponges.
a.
Resembling a sponge; soft and porous; porous.
n.
The chemical basis of sponge tissue, a nitrogenous, hornlike substance which on decomposition with sulphuric acid yields leucin and glycocoll.
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Wet; drenched; soaked and soft, like sponge; rainy.
n.
One of the cells which, in sponges, secrete the spongin, or the material of the horny fibers.
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One of the microsporic siliceous spicules which occur abundantly in the texture of sponges, and are sometimes found fossil, as in flints.
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The quality or state of being spongy.
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A genus of siliceous spongea found in fresh water.
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Somewhat spongy; spongelike; full of small cavities like sponge; as, spongious bones.
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One who sponges, or uses a sponge.
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See Sponglae.
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Resembling sponge; like sponge.
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The grand division of the animal kingdom which includes the sponges; -- called also Spongida, Spongiaria, Spongiozoa, and Porifera.
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A kind of cloth interwoven with small pieces of sponge and rendered waterproof on one side by a covering of rubber. When moistend with hot water it is used as a poultice.
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Spongiae.
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Having the quality of imbibing fluids, like a sponge.
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Alt. of Spongious
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