dense

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On the outside, a whole head of cabbage is dense, firm and undeniably heavy.

From Salon

Instead of looking directly for faint starlight, they searched for tight groupings of globular clusters, which are dense, spherical collections of stars that typically orbit galaxies.

From Science Daily

In contrast, the mantle is a thick layer of warm, dense rock that behaves more like a slow moving solid and extends about 1,800 miles deep, making up most of the planet's interior.

From Science Daily

Requirements to clear vegetation around homes, including the state’s upcoming Zone Zero regulations, are not enough to meaningfully reduce wildfire risk in the Palisades, with its steep topography and dense vegetation, the resiliency report found.

From Los Angeles Times

If vegetables feel like an obligation, tuck them into lemony beans, dense spoon salads, roasted carrots with yogurt or a produce-packed pasta that eats like comfort food.

From Salon