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spongiopilin

spongiopilin noun: a kind of cloth interwoven with small pieces of sponge and rendered waterproof on one side by a covering of rubber. When moistened with hot water it is used as a poultice.

Noun

spongiopilin (uncountable)

  1. (dated) A kind of cloth interwoven with small pieces of sponge and rendered waterproof on one side by a covering of rubber. When moistened with hot water it is used as a poultice.

Origin of spongiopilin

From spongio- + Ancient Greek πίλῐνος (pílĭnos, “made of felt”).

Questions about spongiopilin

What does spongiopilin mean?
Spongiopilin means a kind of cloth interwoven with small pieces of sponge and rendered waterproof on one side by a covering of rubber. When moistened with hot water it is used as a poultice.
What part of speech is spongiopilin?
Spongiopilin is a noun.

Words near spongiopilin in the dictionary

  1. spongiome
  2. spongiomes
  3. spongionecroses
  4. spongionecrosis
  5. spongiophytaceous
  6. spongiopilin
  7. spongioplasm
  8. spongiopregnoloside
  9. spongiosclerosis
  10. spongiose
  11. spongioside

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