desmachymen.
/ˈdɛsməkʌɪm/ Biology.
A suggested name (now abandoned) for the connective tissue of sponges, formed of desmacytes.
ΚΠ
1887 W. J. Sollas in Encycl. Brit. XXII. 422/1 A layer of thickly felted desmachyme.
Derivatives
desmachymatous adj. /dɛsməˈkɪmətəs/ of, pertaining to, or of the nature of desmachyme.
/dɛsməˈkɪmətəs/ of, pertaining to, or of the nature of desmachyme.ΚΠ
1887 W. J. Sollas in Encycl. Brit. XXII. 420/2 A desmachymatous sheath surrounds the whole.
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- touch noses
- touch of the sun
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- touch one's cap
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