Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Spongida

‖Spon″gi‐da (spŏn″jĭ‐dȧ), n. pl. Spongiæ.

8480

Spongiform

Spon″gi‐form (spŭn″jĭ‐fôrm), a. Resembling a sponge; soft and porous; porous.

8481

Spongilla

‖Spon‐gil″la (spŏn‐jĭl″lȧ), n. [NL., dim. of spongia a sponge.] (Zoöl.) A genus of siliceous sponges found in fresh water.

8482

Spongin

Spon″gin (spŭn″jĭn), n.(Physiol. Chem.) The chemical basis of sponge tissue, a nitrogenous, hornlike substance which on decomposition with sulphuric acid yields leucin and glyco...

8483

Sponginess

Spon″gi‐ness (spŭn″jĭ‐nĕs), n. The quality or state of being spongy. Dr. H. More.

8484

Sponging

Spon″ging (–jĭng), a. & n. from Sponge, v.Sponging house(Eng. Law), a bailiff's or other house in which debtors are put before being taken to jail, or until they compromise with...

8485

Spongiole

Spon″gi‐ole (spŭn″jĭ‐ōl; 277), n. [L. spongiola a rose gall, small roots, dim. of spongia: cf. F. spongiole.] (Bot.) A supposed spongelike expansion of the tip of a rootlet for ...

8486

Spongiolite

Spon″gi‐o‐lite (–ō̍‐līt), n. [Gr. σπογγιά sponge + -lite.] (Paleon.) One of the microscopic siliceous spicules which occur abundantly in the texture of sponges, and are sometime...

8487

Spongiopilin

Spon′gi‐o‐pi″lin (–ō̍‐pī″lĭn), n. [Gr. σπογγίον, dim. of σπόγγοσ a sponge + πι̑λοσ felt.] (Med.) A kind of cloth interwoven with small pieces of sponge and rendered waterproof o...

8488

Spongiose

{ Spon″gi‐ose′ (spŭn″jĭ‐ōs′), Spon″gi‐ous (spŭn″jĭ‐ŭs), } a. [L. spongiosus, spongeosus: cf. F. spongieux. See Sponge.] Somewhat spongy; spongelike; full of small cavities like ...

8489

Spongiozoa

‖Spon′gi‐o‐zo″a (spŏn′jĭ‐ō̍‐zō″ȧ), n. pl. [NL., Gr. σπογγιά sponge + ζο̑ͅον an animal.] (Zoöl.) See Spongiæ.

8490

Spongoblast

Spon″go‐blast (spŏṉ″gō̍‐blăst), n. [Gr. σπόγγοσ sponge + -blast.] (Zoöl.) One of the cells which, in sponges, secrete the spongin, or the material of the horny fibers.

8491

Spongoid

Spon″goid (spŭn″goid or spŏṉ″–; 277), a. [Gr. σπόγγοσ sponge + -oid.] Resembling sponge; like sponge.

8492

Spongy

Spon″gy (spŭn″jy̆), a. 1. Soft, and full of cavities; of an open, loose, pliable texture; as, a spongy excrescence; spongy earth; spongy cake; spongy bones.2. Wet; drenched; soa...

8493

Sponk

Sponk (spŭṉk), n. See Spunk.

8494

Sponsal

Spon″sal (spŏn″sal), a. [L. sponsalis, fr. sponsus a betrothal, fr. spondere, sponsum, to betroth. See Spouse, and cf. Espousal, Spousal.] Relating to marriage, or to a spouse; ...

8495

Sponsible

Spon″si‐ble (–sĭ‐b'l), a. [Abbrev. from responsible.] Responsible; worthy of credit.

8496

Sponsion

Spon″sion (–shŭn), n. [L. sponsio, fr. spondere, sponsum, to promise solemnly.] 1. The act of becoming surety for another.2. (Internat. Law) An act or engagement on behalf of a ...

8497

Sponsional

Spon″sion‐al (–al), a. Of or pertaining to a pledge or agreement; responsible.He is righteous even in that representative and sponsional person he put on. Abp. Leighton.

8498

Sponson

Spon″son (–sŭn), n.(Shipbuilding) (a) One of the triangular platforms in front of, and abaft, the paddle boxes of a steamboat. (b) One of the slanting supports under the guards ...

8499

Sponsor

Spon″sor (–sẽr), n. [L., from spondere, sponsum, to engage one's self. See Spouse.] 1. One who binds himself to answer for another, and is responsible for his default; a surety....

8500

Sponsorial

Spon‐so″ri‐al (–sō″rĭ‐al), a. Pertaining to a sponsor.

8501

Sponsorship

Spon″sor‐ship (spŏn″sẽr–), n. State of being a sponsor.

8502

Spontaneity

Spon′ta‐ne″i‐ty (spŏn′tȧ‐nē″ĭ‐ty̆), n.; pl.Spontaneities (–tĭz). [Cf. F. spontanéité.] 1. The quality or state of being spontaneous, or acting from native feeling, proneness, or...

8503

Spontaneous

Spon‐ta″ne‐ous (spŏn‐tā″nē̍‐ŭs), a. [L. spontaneus, fr. sponte of free will, voluntarily.] 1. Proceeding from natural feeling, temperament, or disposition, or from a native inte...

8504

Spontoon

Spon‐toon″ (spŏn‐to͞on″), n. [F. sponton, esponton, It. spontone, spuntone.] (Mil.) A kind of half-pike, or halberd, formerly borne by inferior officers of the British infantry,...

8505

Spook

Spook (spo͞ok), n. [D. spook; akin to G. spuk, Sw. spöke, Dan. spögelse a specter, spöge to play, sport, joke, spög a play, joke.] 1. A spirit; a ghost; an apparition; a hobgobl...