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vitreous

adjective as in glassy

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The vitreous body is a gel-like substance that occupies the space between the lens and retina, contributing to the eye's structural integrity.

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In fact, London’s metropolitan government recently moved downstream to another vitreous structure — more angular and less vulnerable to anatomical nicknames — alongside the Royal Victoria Dock.

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Finally, in the normally clear fluid that filled the eye itself, a thick gel called the vitreous, Rodriguez could see tiny white specks.

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The key difference is that these retinal neurons, right against the jellylike vitreous of the eyeball, live and die where scientists can see them.

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Three shades dominate the color palate: vitreous ocean blue, white sand and cleanable-seat-back-headrest navy.

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