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Definition of vitreous sponge

Vitreous sponge
Vegetable sponge. (Bot.) See Loof. Velvet sponge, a fine, soft commercial sponge (Spongia equina, variety meandriniformis) found in Florida and the West Indies. Vitreous sponge. See Glass-sponge. Yellow sponge, a common and valuable commercial sponge (Spongia agaricina, variety corlosia) found in Florida and the West Indies.
vitreous sponge
Glass-sponge Glass"-sponge`, n. (Zo["o]l.) A siliceous sponge, of the genus Hyalonema, and allied genera; -- so called from their glassy fibers or spicules; -- called also vitreous sponge. See Glass-rope, and Euplectella.

Meaning of vitreous sponge from wikipedia

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- to finer claybodies such as porcelain. Stoneware is s****y and vitreous to semi-vitreous and porous when fired. Glaze can be applied and the piece can...
- of making a pottery consisting of a siliceous sandy body coated with a vitreous copper glaze seems to have been known unexpectedly early, possibly even...
- air below 900 °C. Between 950 °C and 1160 °C, the formation rate of the vitreous dioxide rapidly increases, and when 1400 °C is reached, atmospheric nitrogen...
- in the compartments of the theke are: The swaddling clothes of Jesus The sponge used to give Christ water during his crucifixion The crown of thorns worn...
- as mitomycin C (MMC) or 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), are applied with soaked sponges on the wound bed to prevent filtering blebs from scarring by inhibiting...
- increasing interest for flushable wet wipes. Porcelain (sometimes with vitreous china) is a po****r material for these toilets, although public or institutional...
- related to Valsalva maneuver. Definitions of various clinical tests for neuropathy Vitreous Hemorrhage at eMedicine Valsalva Retinopathy at eMedicine...
- in the endocarp of Celtis occidentalis. The skeleton of some calcareous sponges is made of aragonite. Aragonite also forms in the ocean inorganic precipitates...
- vitreoretinopathy, a rare disease affecting the retina at the back of the eye, and the vitreous, the clear fluid inside the eye. The frizzled (fz) locus of Drosophila...