spongelike

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Ertürk’s team found that treating mouse bodies for 2 weeks with a chemical called beta-cyclodextrin dissolves cholesterol in the cell membrane, creating spongelike holes in the whole organism without damaging other parts of the tissues.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 25, 2023

The researchers first modeled spongelike environments on a computer and found that varying chamber sizes would allow many different bacterial strains to thrive.

From Scientific American • May 27, 2022

Dr. Amber Nolan points to a particularly shriveled, spongelike tip dangling from a section of the temporal lobe.

From Seattle Times • May 20, 2022

While it is true that some lovers leave indelible marks in one’s memory, a healthy brain remains spongelike and able to canonize new experience.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2020

One quick hard cut; a sharp gasp from Clee; a repetition; then two more times crossways—and a firm, spongelike metallic disc lay revealed.

From Astounding Stories, July, 1931 by Various