SPONGE

n. Spu'nj. Gr., o-irdyyos. Lat., sponge a, spongia. Fr., eponge. Ger., Schwamm, Meerschwamm. It., spugna. Sp., esponja. An individual of the Spongia, Spongice, or Spongida, a cla of the Ccelentera or of the Protozoa; as commonly used, the horny or fibrous skeleton of such an individual. [L.] Burnt s. [U. S. Ph., 1850]. See CARBO spongioz. Compre ed s. Lat., spongia compre a [Belg. Ph.] (seu pre a [Austr. Ph., Hung. Ph., 2d ed.J, seu funiculo pre a [Fr. Cod.]), spongice compre es fGer. Ph., 1st ed., Gr. Ph., Ru . Ph.J. Fr., tponge preparee a la cire [Fr. Cod., 1868] (ou a la ficelle [Fr. Cod.]). Ger., Pre chwamm. Sp., esponja preparada [Sp. Ph.]. Fine s's, cleansed and exposed to pre ure being wound about with fine thread for the purpose, according to many of the ph's. [B, 95 (o, 38).] Honeycomb s. See SPONGIA equinn. Levant s. See EUSPONOIA offlcinalis. Prepared s. See SPONGIA prceparata. Kiver s. See SPONGIA flttviatilis. S.-particle. See SARCOID. Turkeys. See EUSPONGIA offlcinalis. Vegetable s. See LUFFA oegyptiaca. Waxed s. See SPONGIA cerate. [s. 526]