soft+mass
81Phaistos Disc decipherment claims — There are a large number of claims of decipherment of the Phaistos Disc.The claims may be categorized into linguistic decipherments, identifying the language of the inscription, and non linguistic decipherments. A purely ideographical reading is… …
82Red pulp — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = pulpa splenica GraySubject = 278 GrayPage = 1284 Caption = Transverse section of a portion of the spleen. (Spleen pulp labeled at lower right.) Caption2 = Spleen System = Precursor = MeshName = MeshNumber …
83bangers and mash — n [U] (BrE infml) sausages and mashed potatoes (= boiled potatoes that have been crushed into a soft mass). The phrase is often used as an example of a simple, solid and very British meal: I’d rather eat bangers and mash than an expensive meal in …
84balsam — A fragrant, resinous or thick, oily exudate from various trees and plants. SYN: balm (1), oleoresin (3). [G. balsamon; L. balsamum] Canada b. a yellowish liquid resin from the b. fir, Abies balsamea (family Pinaceae); contains kinene and bornyl… …
85boroglycerin — A soft mass obtained by heating glycerin and boric acid; an obsolete antiseptic, usually used mixed with equal parts of glycerin, constituting glycerite. SYN: boroglycerol, glyceryl borate …
86conserve — SYN: confection. * * * con·serve kän .sərv n an obsolete medicinal preparation made by mixing undried vegetable drugs with sufficient powdered sugar to form a soft mass compare CONFECTION con·serve kən sərv vt, con·served; con·serv·ing to… …
87stroma iridis — [TA] stroma of iris the soft mass of connective tissue fibers that make up the major portion of the iris …
88cotton wool — n [U] BrE 1.) a soft mass of cotton that you use especially for cleaning and protecting wounds ▪ She put some disinfectant on a piece of cotton wool and dabbed it on her cheek. 2.) wrap sb (up) in cotton wool to protect someone completely from… …
89spawn — spawn1 [spo:n US spo:n] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Anglo French; Origin: espaundre, from Old French espandre to spread out , from Latin expandere; EXPAND] 1.) [T] to make a series of things happen or start to exist ▪ New technology has spawned new… …
90wad — wad1 [wɔd US wa:d] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from Dutch watte or French ouate wadding ] 1.) a thick pile of pieces of paper or thin material wad of ▪ a wad of dollar bills 2.) a thick soft mass of material that has been pressed together …
