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| | == Description == | | == Description == |
| − | [[File:sponge.jpg|thumb|Natural sponge]]
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| − | 1) A class of primitive, multicellular animals of the phylum ''Porifera''. Sponges sold commercially are the fibrous skeletal remains of these animals. The sponge skeleton is flexible and absorbent. It is a porous structure composed of siliceous cells bound in a spongin (fibrous protein) matrix. Natural sponges were used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for applying paint, cleaning and for drinking.
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| − | 2) Absorbent cellulose fibers from several types of fruits or gourds that are used as a washing sponges and filters. See [[loofa%20sponge|loofa sponge]].
| + | A coarse-grain, granite-like [[marble]] quarried in St. Lawrence county, New York. St. Lawrence marble ranges in color from white to pale gray to a dark blue. It has been used for buildings and monuments (Lent 1925). |
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| − | 3) A foamed plastic that simulates the absorbency of natural sponges. See also [[cellulose%20sponge|cellulose sponge]], [[rubber%20sponge%2C%20vulcanized|rubber sponge]] and [[PVA sponge|PVA sponge]].
| + | ==Resources and Citations== |
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| − | == Synonyms and Related Terms ==
| + | * Frank A. Lent, ''Trade names and Descriptions of Marbles, Limestones, Sandstones, Granites and Other Building Stones Quarried in the United States Canada and other Countries.'', Stone Publishing Co, New York, 1925 |
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| − | 1. spongia officinalis; Spongia graminea; poriferan; svampedyr (Dan.); Schwämme (Deut.); esponja (Esp., Port.); éponge (Fr.); poriferi (It.); spugne (It.); sponsdieren (Ned.); g¹bki (Pol.); porifera (Port.); svampdjur (Sven.)
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| − | == Additional Images ==
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| − | File:Sponge King.jpg|Sponge-King sponge
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| − | File:wonder sponge.jpg|Wonder sponge
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| − | File:commercialspongefiberslarge.jpg|Sponge fibers
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| − | </gallery>
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| − | == Resources and Citations ==
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| − | * Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sponge (Accessed Nov. 9, 2005) | |
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| − | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 753
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| − | * Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
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| − | * ''Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia'', Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976
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| − | * Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
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| − | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
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