spongious

spongious
Characteristic of a sponge; spongy

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  • Spongious — Spongiose Spon gi*ose (sp[u^]n j[i^]*[=o]s ), Spongious Spon gi*ous (sp[u^]n j[i^]*[u^]s), a. [L. spongiosus, spongeosus: cf. F. spongieux. See {Sponge}.] Somewhat spongy; spongelike; full of small cavities like sponge; as, spongious bones. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • spongious — spon·gi·ous …   English syllables

  • spongious — ˈspənjēəs adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French spongieux, from Latin spongiosus, from spongia sponge + osus ous archaic : full of small cavities like sponge : spongy …   Useful english dictionary

  • Spongiose — Spon gi*ose (sp[u^]n j[i^]*[=o]s ), Spongious Spon gi*ous (sp[u^]n j[i^]*[u^]s), a. [L. spongiosus, spongeosus: cf. F. spongieux. See {Sponge}.] Somewhat spongy; spongelike; full of small cavities like sponge; as, spongious bones. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Spongeous — Spon geous (sp[u^]n j[u^]s), a. [See {Spongious}.] Resembling sponge; having the nature or qualities of sponge. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sagittaria latifolia — arrowhead Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) …   Wikipedia

  • absorbent — adj porous, spongy, spongiose, Rare. spongious, permeable, pervious; retentive, absorptive, Physical Chem. adsorbent; thirsty, bibbing, bibulous, imbibitory; recipient, receptive, assimilative, digestive; soaking, blotting, sponging, absorbing,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • губчатая коррозия — шпангиоз — [http://slovarionline.ru/anglo russkiy slovar neftegazovoy promyishlennosti/] Тематики нефтегазовая промышленность Синонимы шпангиоз EN spongious corrosion …   Справочник технического переводчика

  • spongiosa — ˌspənjēˈōsə, ˌspän noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin, from substantia spongiosa spongy substance, from Latin substantia substance + spongiosa, feminine of spongiosus spongious : the part of a bone (as much of the epiphyseal area of long bones) made… …   Useful english dictionary

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