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spon⋅gi⋅form

  [spuhn-juh-fawrm]
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–adjective
resembling a sponge, as in appearance or structure.
Origin:
1815–20
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spon·gi·form   (spŭn'jĭ-fôrm')   
adj.  Resembling a sponge in appearance or texture; spongy.

[Latin spongia, sponge; see sponge + -form.]
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Word Origin & History

spongiform 
"resembling a sponge," 1805, from L. spongia "sponge" + forma "form, shape."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: spon·gi·form
Pronunciation: 'sp&n-ji-"form
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or being a degenerative disease which causesthe brain tissue to have a porous structure like that of a sponge <spongiform lesions>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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spongiform spon·gi·form (spŭn'jə-fôrm')
adj.
Resembling a sponge, as in appearance or porosity.

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