Definition of Spongiform

1. a. Resembling a sponge; soft and porous; porous.

Definition of Spongiform

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

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Spongiform

1. 1. Soft, and full of cavities; of an open, loose, pliable texture; as, a spongy excrescence; spongy earth; spongy cake; spongy bones. 2. Wet; drenched; soaked and soft, like sponge; rainy. "Spongy April." 3. Having the quality of imbibing fluids, like a sponge. Spongy lead, sponge lead. See Sponge. Spongy platinum. See Platinum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spongiform

spongelet
spongelets
spongelike
spongeous
sponger
spongers
sponges
spongeware
spongewares
spongey
spongia
spongier
spongiest
spongiform (current term)
spongiform encephalopathy
spongilla
spongillafly
spongily
sponginess
sponginesses
sponging
sponging-house
sponging-houses
spongins
spongio-
spongioblast

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