spongiousness

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noun

The quality of being spongious.

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Meanings

nounspongiousness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being spongious.

    This emphasizes that spongiousness has primarily biomechanical reasons and cannot be traced back to material intolerance due to the cement.

    1994, Mário A. Barbosa, A. Campilho, Imaging Techniques in Biomaterials, page 338

Origin

From spongious + -ness.

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APA

spongiousness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spongiousness

MLA

“spongiousness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spongiousness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spongiousness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spongiousness.

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