spongelike

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They processed niobium oxide into a spongelike form, made up of nanoscale tendrils shot through with micron-size pores.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 6, 2022

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

Fivio, once a spongelike apprentice to Pop Smoke despite his seniority, has veered occasionally toward cautionary tale.

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2022

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