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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.

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.

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

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

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

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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