SPONGIFORM

Meaning of SPONGIFORM in English

[ 'spʌndʒɪfɔ:m ]

■ adjective chiefly Veterinary Medicine having, relating to, or denoting a porous structure or consistency resembling that of a sponge.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

SPONGIFORM — (a.) Resembling a sponge; soft and porous; porous.
Английский словарь Webster
SPONGIFORM — ( a. ) Resembling a sponge; soft and porous; porous.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPONGIFORM — /spun"jeuh fawrm'/ , adj. resembling a sponge, as in appearance or structure. [ 1815-20 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPONGIFORM — adj resembling a sponge; soft and porous; porous.
Webster English vocab
SPONGIFORM — spongiform BrE AmE ˈspʌn d ʒ ɪ fɔːm AmE \ -fɔːrm
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SPONGIFORM — / ˈspʌndʒɪfɔːm; NAmE -fɔːrm/ adjective ( technical ) having or relating to a structure with holes in it like a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPONGIFORM — губковидный, губкообразный
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPONGIFORM — a губковидный, губкообразный
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SPONGIFORM — (a) губковидный; губкообразный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SPONGIFORM — a губковидный, губкообразный
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SPONGIFORM — a губковидный, губкообразный
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SPONGIFORM — губковидный, губкообразный
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
SPONGIFORM — губковидный, губкообразный
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY — noun Etymology: spongiform resembling a sponge, from Latin spongia + English -iform Date: 1960 any of a group of degenerative …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY — noun Date: 1987 a fatal spongiform encephalopathy of cattle affecting the nervous system, resembling or identical with scrapie of sheep …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY — ˈspənjəˌfȯrm- noun Etymology: spongiform resembling a sponge, from spongi- + -form : any of a group of degenerative diseases of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY — -ˈspənjiˌfȯrm- noun Etymology: spongiform spongelike from spongi- + -form : a progressive fatal disease of the central nervous system of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TRANSMISSIBLE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY — any of several encephalopathies, including bovine spongiform encephalopathy, scrapie, and kuru, characterized by spongy degeneration of brain tissue and believed …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY — noun Etymology: spongiform resembling a sponge, from Latin spongia + English -iform Date: 1960 : any of a group of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY — Date: 1987 : a fatal spongiform encephalopathy of cattle affecting the nervous system, resembling or identical with scrapie of sheep …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY — (BSE) also called mad cow disease a fatal neurodegenerative disease of cattle. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy is caused by an infectious …
Britannica English vocabulary
BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY BSE — or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) Fatal neurodegenerative disease of cattle. Symptoms include behavioral changes (e.g., agitation), gradual loss of coordination …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TRANSMISSIBLE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHIES — сокр. – TSE, = spongiform encephalopathies трансмиссионные / трансмиссивные губчатые / губкообразные энцефалопатии, ТГЭ, спонгиозные / спонгиоформные энцефалопатии ( передающиеся …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
TRANSMISSIBLE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHIES — сокр. – TSE, - spongiform encephalopathies трансмиссионные / трансмиссивные губчатые / губкообразные энцефалопатии, ТГЭ, спонгиозные / спонгиоформные энцефалопатии (передающиеся болезни, приводящие …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PRION — also called Whalebird, any of several species of small Antarctic seabirds of the genus Pachyptila, in the family Procellariidae (order …
Britannica English vocabulary
KURU — fatal degenerative disorder of the central nervous system. Kuru has been found only among the Fore people and related ethnolinguistic …
Britannica English vocabulary
CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE — rare fatal degenerative disease of the central nervous system. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease occurs throughout the world at an incidence of one …
Britannica English vocabulary
BSE — BSE /ˌbiː es ˈiː/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: bovine spongiform encephalopathy ] (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEGENERATIVE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a degenerative disease (= that gradually gets worse ) ▪ She was suffering from a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BSE — abbreviation (Health and Fitness) (Lifestyle and Leisure) Short for bovine spongiform encephalopathy, an incurable viral brain condition in cattle which …
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