💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Spongelet"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| spongenoun | (countable) Any of various marine invertebrates of the phylum Porifera, that have a porous skeleton often of silica. |
| spongiolenoun | (botany) A supposed sponge-like expansion of the tip of a rootlet for absorbing water. |
| spongocytenoun | (cytology) A cell, in some poriferans, that secretes spongin |
| spongoblastnoun | (zoology) In sponges, one of the cells that secrete spongin. |
| microsclerenoun | A microscopic spicule of a sponge |
| spongiocytenoun | (cytology) Any of the cells of the neuroglia that have spongy vacuolated protoplasm |
| demospongenoun | (zoology) A sponge of the class Demospongiae, having skeletons made of spongin fibers. |
| sterrasternoun | A ball-shaped spicule in certain sponges. |
| ampullanoun | A vessel for containing consecrated wine or oil. |
| cytospongenoun | A sponge contained within a pill on a fine string; once swallowed, the sponge is released and may be withdrawn, collecting cells (for analysis) on the way |
| megasclerenoun | A large spicule in sponges, visible to the naked eye. |
| spongiologistnoun | One who studies spongiology. |
| spiculumnoun | (zoology) A sharp, needle-like structure, especially those making up the skeleton of a sponge. |
| spirasternoun | (zoology) In sponges, a short curved axial rod-like spicule with thick spines. |
| sclerospongenoun | A sponge with a soft body that covers a hard, often massive skeleton made of calcium carbonate, either aragonite or calcite. |
| sponginnoun | A horny, sulfur-containing protein, related to keratin, that forms the skeletal structure of certain classes of sponges. A proteinaceous compound of which the spicules in Demospongiae are composed. |
| scleroblastnoun | A structure, formed from sclerocytes, that generates the spicules that form the skeleton of sponges |
| sclerenoun | (zoology) A skeletal element in sponges. |
| spongioblastnoun | (cytology) A neuroepithelial cell that develops into neuroglial and ependymal cells. |
| spiculenoun | (biology) Any of many needle-like crystalline structures that provide skeletal support in marine invertebrates like sponges. |
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