English Explanatory Dictionary

spongiform

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Like a sponge, porous, full of holes.

Word forms

spongiform

Etymology

Ancient Greek σπόγγος (spóngos, “sponge”) + -iform

Derived words

bovine spongiform encephalopathy transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
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