desmachymen.
/ˈdɛsməkʌɪm/ Biology.
A suggested name (now abandoned) for the connective tissue of sponges, formed of desmacytes.
ΚΠ
1887 W. J. Sollas in Encycl. Brit. XXII. 422/1 A layer of thickly felted desmachyme.
Derivatives
desmachymatous adj. /dɛsməˈkɪmətəs/ of, pertaining to, or of the nature of desmachyme.
/dɛsməˈkɪmətəs/ of, pertaining to, or of the nature of desmachyme.ΚΠ
1887 W. J. Sollas in Encycl. Brit. XXII. 420/2 A desmachymatous sheath surrounds the whole.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
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n.1887- life-denying
- life-deserted
- life-destroying
- life-devouring
- life-drop
- life-empty
- life-enhancer
- life-enhancing
- life-everlasting
- life-expired
- life-expression
- life-extending
- life-flow
- life-forcer
- life-friendly
- life-giver
- life-giving
- life-holiness
- life-holy
- life-honey
- life-in-death
- life-index
- life-knot
- life-lost
- life-lover