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• Sponge spicule — Sponge spicules Spicules are structural elements found in most sponges. They provide structural support and deter predators. Large spicules, visible to the naked eye are referred to as megascleres, while smaller, microscopic ones are termed… …   Wikipedia

• Sponge — This article is about the aquatic animal. For the porous cleaning tool, see Sponge (material). For other uses, see Sponge (disambiguation). Sponge Temporal range: Ediacaran–Recent …   Wikipedia

• Sponge reef — taxobox image caption = Hexactinellae from Ernst Haeckel s Kunstformen der Natur , 1904 name = Hexactinellid Reef Sponges regnum = Animalia phylum = Porifera classis = Hexactinellida subclassis = Hexasterophora subdivision ranks = Orders… …   Wikipedia

• sponge — spongeless, adj. spongelike, adj. spongingly, adv. /spunj/, n., v., sponged, sponging. n. 1. any aquatic, chiefly marine animal of the phylum Porifera, having a porous structure and usually a horny, siliceous or calcareous internal skeleton or… …   Universalium

• Tissue engineering — Principle of tissue engineering Tissue engineering was once categorized as a sub field of bio materials, but having grown in scope and importance it can be considered as a field in its own right. It is the use of a combination of cells,… …   Wikipedia

• sponge — [[t]spʌndʒ[/t]] n. v. sponged, spong•ing 1) ivt any porous, aquatic, sessile animal of the phylum Porifera, having a fibrous siliceous or calcareous internal skeleton and lacking tissue organization 2) the skeleton of certain sponges, readily… …   From formal English to slang

• Urethral sponge — The urethral sponge is a spongy cushion of tissue, found in the lower genital area of women, that sits against both the pubic bone and vaginal wall, and surrounds the urethra.FunctionsThe urethral sponge is composed of erectile tissue; during… …   Wikipedia

• Contraceptive sponge — Protectaid sponge, in its plastic tray. It is removed from the tray before use. Background Birth control type Barrier First use …   Wikipedia

• Vegetable sponge — Vegetable Veg e*ta*ble, a. [F. v[ e]g[ e]table growing, capable of growing, formerly also, as a noun, a vegetable, from L. vegetabilis enlivening, from vegetare to enliven, invigorate, quicken, vegetus enlivened, vigorous, active, vegere to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• horny sponge —       any sponge of the orders Dictyoceratida and Dendroceratida (class Demospongiae). It has a skeleton consisting exclusively of fibrous organic components. Most other sponges, by contrast, have siliceous or calcareous elements as well as… …   Universalium

• Spongin — Spon gin (sp[u^]n j[i^]n), n. (Physiol. Chem.) The chemical basis of sponge tissue, a nitrogenous, hornlike substance which on decomposition with sulphuric acid yields leucin and glycocoll. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English