Encyclopedia - Sponge: Encyclopedia - Sponge
Calcarea Hexactinellida Demospongiae The sponges or poriferans (from Latin porus "pore" and ferre "to bear") are animals of the phylum P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Contraceptive Sponge: Encyclopedia - Contraceptive Sponge
The contraceptive sponge, marketed in the U.S. under the brand "Today," combines barrier and spermicidal techniques to prevent conception...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sponge: Encyclopedia Ii - Sponge - Anatomy
Sponges comprise only four types of cells: Choanocytes (also known as "collar cells"), which line the spongocoel and function as the spo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Calcareous Sponge: Encyclopedia - Calcareous Sponge
The Calcareous sponges belong to the Class Calcarea and are characterized by spicules made out of calcium carbonate (calcite). If one wer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Urethral Sponge: Encyclopedia - Urethral Sponge
The urethral sponge is a spongy cushion of tissue, found in the lower genital area of women, that sits against both the pubic bone and va...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Shelby Spong: Encyclopedia - John Shelby Spong
The Right Reverend Dr John Shelby Spong is the retired Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark (based in Newark, New Jersey). He served...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bubba The Love Sponge: Encyclopedia - Bubba The Love Sponge
Bubba the Love Sponge Clem (born Todd Clem, he legally changed his name) is a Tampa, Florida radio talk show host who has had a colorful ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arctic Roll: Encyclopedia - Arctic Roll
An Arctic Roll is a British dessert made of ice cream wrapped in sponge cake to form a roll, often with jam between the sponge and the ic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Choanocyte: Encyclopedia - Choanocyte
Choanocytes (also known as "collar cells") are cells that line the interior body walls of sponges that contain a central flagellum surrou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vestibular Bulbs: Encyclopedia - Vestibular Bulbs
The Vestibular Bulbs, also known as the Clitoral Bulbs, are an internal part of the Clitoris next to the clitoral body, clitoral crura, u...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Venus' Flower Basket: Encyclopedia - Venus' Flower Basket
The Venus' Flower Basket, or Euplectella aspergillum, is the only Poriferan in the class Hexactenellida to be used in hobbyists' aquarium...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crown Of Thorns: Encyclopedia - Crown Of Thorns
In Christianity, the Crown of Thorns, one of the instruments of the Passion, was the woven chaplet of thorn branches worn by Jesus before...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Choanoflagellate: Encyclopedia - Choanoflagellate
The choanoflagellates are a group of flagellate protozoa. They are considered to be the closest relatives of the animals, and in particul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coralline: Encyclopedia - Coralline
Coralline means "resembling coral" and may refer to: Coralline algae, whose fronds are covered with calcareous deposits. Coralline rock,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nervous System: Encyclopedia - Nervous System
The nervous system of an animal coordinates the activity of the muscles, monitors the organs, constructs and processes input from the sen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rasgulla: Encyclopedia - Rasgulla
Rasgulla (pundor balls in sugar syrup) is one of the most widely available and popular sweetmeats in Eastern India. Rasgulla - History. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baked Alaska: Encyclopedia - Baked Alaska
Baked Alaska (also known as glace au four, omelette á la norvégienne, Norwegian omelette and omelette surprise) is a dessert made of ic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bakewell Tart: Encyclopedia - Bakewell Tart
Bakewell Tart, also known as a Bakewell Pudding, is a traditional English baked dessert tart or cake consisting of a shortcrust pastry sh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boston Cream Pie: Encyclopedia - Boston Cream Pie
The Boston Cream Pie is actually a cake, not a pie. The idea of it being a pie most likely stems from the easier avaliability of Pie Tins...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bilateria: Encyclopedia - Bilateria
The Bilateria, having bilateral symmetry, are a subregnum (a major group) of animals, including the majority of phyla; the most notable e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Archaeocyatha: Encyclopedia - Archaeocyatha
The Archaeocyatha, also called Archaeocyathids, were sessile, reef-building marine organisms that lived during the Lower Cambrian period ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antikythera Mechanism: Encyclopedia - Antikythera Mechanism
The Antikythera mechanism is an ancient artifact believed to be an early clockwork mechanism. It was discovered in a shipwreck off the Gr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alec Baldwin: Encyclopedia - Alec Baldwin
Alexander Rae Baldwin III (born April 3, 1958, in Massapequa, Long Island, New York, USA) is an American actor who is the oldest and best...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cambrian: Encyclopedia - Cambrian
The Cambrian is a major division of the geologic timescale that begins about 542 Ma (million years ago) at the end of the Proterozoic eon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Corpus Cavernosum: Encyclopedia - Corpus Cavernosum
A corpus cavernosum is one of a pair of a sponge-like regions of erectile tissue which contain most of the blood in the male penis during...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Begging: Encyclopedia - Begging
Begging includes the various methods used by persons to obtain money, food, shelter, drugs, alcohol, or other things from people they enc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aquifer: Encyclopedia - Aquifer
An aquifer is an underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock, or unconsolidated materials (gravel, sand, silt, or clay) from which ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vidarabine: Encyclopedia - Vidarabine
Vidarabine is an anti-viral drug which is active against herpes simplex and varicella zoster viruses. Vidarabine - How the drug was disco...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Menger Sponge: Encyclopedia Ii - Menger Sponge - Properties
Each face of the Menger sponge is a Sierpinski carpet; furthermore, any intersection of the Menger sponge with a diagonal or medium of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Menger Sponge: Encyclopedia Ii - Menger Sponge - Construction
After an infinite number of iterations, a Menger sponge will remain. The number of cubes increases by : 20n. Where n is the number o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Menger Sponge: Encyclopedia Ii - Menger Sponge - Formal Definition
Formally, a Menger sponge can be defined as follows: where M0 is the unit cube and ... See also:Menger sponge, Menger sponge - Co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Shelby Spong: Encyclopedia Ii - John Shelby Spong - Criticisms
Many of Spong's critics charge him with hypocrisy, saying that a bishop who argues against church doctrines that he swore in his ordinati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Shelby Spong: Encyclopedia Ii - John Shelby Spong - New Reformation
Spong has also been a strong proponent of feminism, gay rights and racial equality within both the church and society at large, while mai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shock Jock: Encyclopedia Ii - Shock Jock - Noted Shock Jocks
Evocative or outspoken broadcasters have been branded with the "shock jock" label across all ends of the spectrum of radio (and TV) broad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shock Jock: Encyclopedia Ii - Shock Jock - Noted Shock Jocks
Evocative or outspoken broadcasters have been branded with the "shock jock" label across all ends of the spectrum of radio (and TV) broad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sierpinski Carpet: Encyclopedia Ii - Sierpinski Carpet - Construction
The construction of the Sierpinski carpet begins with a square. The square is cut into 9 congruent subsquares in a 3-by-3 grid, and the c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crown Of Thorns: Encyclopedia Ii - Crown Of Thorns - Purported Remnants
The Catholic Encyclopedia (1908) reported two "holy thorns" were venerated, the one at St. Michael's church in Ghent, the other at Stonyh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crown Of Thorns: Encyclopedia Ii - Crown Of Thorns - Textual Evidence
Crown of Thorns - Jerusalem. Few writers of the first six centuries A.D. speak of it as a relic known to be still in existence and vene...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shock Jock: Encyclopedia Ii - Shock Jock - Background
The idea of a performer or entertainer that breaks taboos or places their careers in the realm of the currently offensive is not a new on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tarpon Springs Florida: Encyclopedia Ii - Tarpon Springs Florida - History
The region, with a series of bayous feeding into the Gulf of Mexico, first attracted attention as a place for winter homes about 1876. So...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spongebob Squarepants Character: Encyclopedia Ii - Spongebob Squarepants Character - Appearance
SpongeBob is an anthropomorphic, yellow, porous, sponge with a face. He has disproportionally thin and short extremities extending from h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Menstrual Cup: Encyclopedia Ii - Menstrual Cup - Usage
Menstrual cups are worn inside the vagina. They are not porous, absorbent or fibrous, so the cup will not scratch or dry the vaginal wall...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Menstrual Cup: Encyclopedia Ii - Menstrual Cup - Insertion And Virginity
Inserting menstrual cups will take some practice, especially if the woman is not already used to using tampons, or is a virgin. For furth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Menstrual Cup: Encyclopedia Ii - Menstrual Cup - Safety
With proper care, all kinds of menstrual cups are sanitary and safer to use than tampons. They are regulated by the FDA in the United Sta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Menstrual Cup: Encyclopedia Ii - Menstrual Cup - Comparisons With Tampons And Sanitary Napkins
Menstrual cup - Common. Advantages like tampons, they can be worn during sports such as swimming some women who use sanitary towels an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Menstrual Cup: Encyclopedia Ii - Menstrual Cup - Insertion Removal And Cleaning
Menstrual cup - Bell-shaped cups. The different brands of bell-shaped cups all vary slightly in their design and size. The most signifi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Menstrual Cup: Encyclopedia Ii - Menstrual Cup - Insertion Removal And Cleaning
Menstrual cup - Bell-shaped cups. The different brands of bell-shaped cups all vary slightly in their design and size. The most signifi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Salute Your Shorts: Encyclopedia Ii - Salute Your Shorts - Episodes Unofficial
Salute Your Shorts - Season 1: 1991. Pilot This season was centered on the character of Michael Stein Michael Comes to Camp Zeke, th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Animal: Encyclopedia Ii - Animal - Groups Of Animals
The sponges (Porifera) diverged from other animals early. As mentioned, they lack the complex organization found in most other phyla. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dishwashing: Encyclopedia Ii - Dishwashing - Preparation
When dishwashing, a common kitchen sponge and nylon greenback scourer works well. This is really a matter of personal taste as is the cho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Corpus Cavernosum: Encyclopedia Ii - Corpus Cavernosum - Male Anatomy
The corpus cavernosum and corpus spongiosum are three expandable erectile tissues along the length of the penis which fill with blood dur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flux Metallurgy: Encyclopedia Ii - Flux Metallurgy - Soldering
In soldering of metals, flux serves a threefold purpose: it removes oxidation from the surfaces to be soldered, it seals out air thus pre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dishwashing: Encyclopedia Ii - Dishwashing - Sanitizing
Where dishes are to be shared among many -- such as in restaurants -- sanitizing may be desirable. These are some steps to sanitize dishe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diving Bell: Encyclopedia Ii - Diving Bell - History
The diving bell is one of the earliest types of equipment for underwater work and exploration. Its use was described by Aristotle in the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Recurring Characters From The Simpsons: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Recurring Characters From The Simpsons - Lionel Hutz
Lionel Hutz, who was voiced by Phil Hartman, was an inept ambulance chaser that the Simpsons kept hiring as their lawyer (a fact remarked...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stollen: Encyclopedia Ii - Stollen - History
The old name Striezel was from strüzel or stroczel, "awaken" (Old Prussian: troskeilis), which came to mean "loaf of bread". The shape o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Body Painting: Encyclopedia Ii - Body Painting - Body Paints
Modern face and body paints are made according to stringent guidelines, meaning these are non-toxic, non-allergenic, and can easily be wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uma Khouny: Encyclopedia Ii - Uma Khouny - About Him
Uma Khouny - Favorites. TV shows: Game Ka Na Ba? Actress: Kris Aquino Movie: The Quille Song: Sheryn Regis’ What I do best Food: T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Recurring Characters From The Simpsons: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Recurring Characters From The Simpsons - Lionel Hutz
Lionel Hutz, who was voiced by Phil Hartman, was an inept ambulance chaser that the Simpsons kept hiring as their lawyer (a fact remarked...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Panait Istrati: Encyclopedia Ii - Panait Istrati - Major Works
-Kyra Kyralina (or Chira Chiralina) -Uncle Anghel -The Haiduks (or The Bandits) -Presentation of the Haiduks (or Presentation of the Band...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moorish Idol: Encyclopedia Ii - Moorish Idol - Habitat And Diet
Generally denizens of shallow waters, Moorish Idols prefer flat reefs. The fish may be found at depths from 3 to 180 metres, in both murk...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aging Senescence: Encyclopedia Ii - Aging Senescence - Cellular Senescence
As noted above, senescence is not universal, and senescence is not observed in single celled organisms that reproduce through the process...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Erection: Encyclopedia Ii - Erection - Mechanism
Physiologically, an erection is achieved by two mechanisms that play together: increased inflow of blood into the vessels of erectile ti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Compost: Encyclopedia Ii - Compost - Microbes And Heating The Pile
An effective compost pile is kept about as damp as a well wrung-out sponge. This provides the moisture that all life needs to survive; in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coral Reef: Encyclopedia Ii - Coral Reef - Coral Reef Biology
The building blocks of coral reefs are the skeletons of generations of reef-building hard corals, which are composed of calcium carbonate...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carlsbad Caverns National Park: Encyclopedia Ii - Carlsbad Caverns National Park - Geology
The story of the creation of Carlsbad Cavern begins 250 million years ago with the creation of a 400 mile (600 km) long reef in an inland...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biological Dispersal: Encyclopedia Ii - Biological Dispersal - Dispersal In Animals
Most (but not all) animals are capable of locomotion and the basic mechanism of dispersal is movement from one place to another. Locomoti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Animal: Encyclopedia Ii - Animal - Structure
With a few exceptions, most notably the sponges (Phylum Porifera), animals have bodies differentiated into separate tissues. These includ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Animal: Encyclopedia Ii - Animal - Origin And Fossil Record
Animals are generally considered to have evolved from flagellate protozoa. Their closest living relatives are the choanoflagellates, coll...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vidarabine: Encyclopedia Ii - Vidarabine - How The Drug Was Discovered
In the 1950’s two nucleosides were isolated from the Caribbean sponge Tethya crypta: spongothymidine and spongouridine; which containe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Organic Gardening: Encyclopedia Ii - Organic Gardening - Soil Fertility
(see also list of Soil fertility topics) Soil fertility is enriched by the addition green manures, minerals and humus. Minerals are obtai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Osteoporosis: Encyclopedia Ii - Osteoporosis - Pathogenesis
The underlying mechanism in all cases of osteoporosis is an imbalance between bone resorption and bone formation. Either bone resorption ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phenomenon Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Phenomenon Film - Plot Summary
The story is about an ordinary small-town mechanic named George Malley (John Travolta), whose life is transformed by a strange flash of l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fractal: Encyclopedia Ii - Fractal - Categories Of Fractals
Fractals can be grouped into three broad categories. These categories are determined from how the fractal is defined or generated: Ite...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fractal: Encyclopedia Ii - Fractal - Examples
Some common examples of fractals include the Mandelbrot set, Lyapunov fractal, Cantor set, Sierpinski gasket and carpet, Menger sponge, d...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sponge: Oceanography Dictionary - Sponge
  Definition and meaning of sponge:   sponge - a multicellular animal (metazoa) below the tissue grade of construction. ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sponge, 2: Oceanography Dictionary - Sponge, 2
  Definition and meaning of sponge, 2:   sponge (2) - the egg mass of a female crab, which she carries attached to long ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Boring Sponge: Oceanography Dictionary - Boring Sponge
  Definition and meaning of boring sponge:   boring sponge - a sponge that chemically digests the limestone skeletons of ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Glass Sponge: Oceanography Dictionary - Glass Sponge
  Definition and meaning of glass sponge:   glass sponge - a hexactinellid sponge, found at deeper depths, with a skeleto...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Suspension-feeding Sponge Among Corals.: Oceanography Dictionary - Suspension-feeding Sponge Among Corals.
  Definition and meaning of Suspension-feeding sponge among corals.:   Suspension-feeding sponge among corals. (Sourc...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Polish: Holistic Treatment Dictionary On Polish
Polish: A gentle process using large sea sponges to cleanse, exfoliate, hydrate, and soften the body.   (See also: Polish , Al...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Loofah Scrub: Holistic Treatment Dictionary On Loofah Scrub
Loofah Scrub: Brisk rubbing with a Loofah sponge to exfoliate the skin and stimulate circulation.   (See also: Loofah Scrub , ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Reabsorption (reabsorb):: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Reabsorption (reabsorb):
reabsorption (reabsorb): Taking in again, as water is squeezed from and then drawn back into a sponge. See: cosmic cycle, mahapralaya,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mesolamella: Oceanography Dictionary - Mesolamella
  Definition and meaning of mesolamella:   mesolamella - a collagenous layer that separates the choanochambers of hexact...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ostium: Oceanography Dictionary - Ostium
  Definition and meaning of ostium:   ostium - in sponges, a microscopic pore through which water enters the sponge body...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Demospongiae: Oceanography Dictionary - Demospongiae
  Definition and meaning of Demospongiae:   Demospongiae - a class of asymmetrical sponges (phylum Porifera) which range ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Syconoid: Oceanography Dictionary - Syconoid
  Definition and meaning of syconoid:   syconoid - a body form of medium complexity in sponges where the body wall has b...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Amoebocyte: Oceanography Dictionary - Amoebocyte
  Definition and meaning of amoebocyte:   amoebocyte - a phagocytic cell found circulating in the body cavity of coelomat...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Arenaceous: Oceanography Dictionary - Arenaceous
  Definition and meaning of arenaceous:   arenaceous - a condition of skeletal architecture in sponges in which sand and/...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Archaeocyte: Oceanography Dictionary - Archaeocyte
  Definition and meaning of archaeocyte:   archaeocyte - in sponges, an amoeboid cell capable of phagocytosis. Archaeocyt...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Choanocyte, Collar Cell: Oceanography Dictionary - Choanocyte, Collar Cell
  Definition and meaning of choanocyte:   choanocyte (collar cell) - a flagellated cell that lines the interior of the ce...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Gemmule: Oceanography Dictionary - Gemmule
  Definition and meaning of gemmule:   gemmule - an asexual, spore-like reproductive unit in sponges, capable of overwint...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hexactinellida: Oceanography Dictionary - Hexactinellida
  Definition and meaning of Hexactinellida:   Hexactinellida - a class of sponges (phylum Porifera) commonly called glass...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Osculum: Oceanography Dictionary - Osculum
  Definition and meaning of osculum:   osculum - a large opening through which water flows out of a sponge. Sponges may ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Porifera: Oceanography Dictionary - Porifera
  Definition and meaning of Porifera:   Porifera - an animal phylum that contains the sponges. They are the most primiti...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Calcarea: Oceanography Dictionary - Calcarea
  Definition and meaning of Calcarea:   Calcarea - a class of exclusively marine calcareous sponges (phylum Porifera) tha...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Interpretation Sponges: Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Sponges
  Sponges Sponges seen in a dream, denote that deception is being practised upon you. To use one in erasing, you will be the v...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sponge Dream Symbol: Dreams Interpretation Dictionary - Sponge
Sponge Dream Symbols: You are absorbing something in waking life, or someone else is sponging off of you.   (Source: Myths - Drea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sponge: Encyclopedia Ii - Sponge - Ecology
Modern sponges are predominantly marine, with some species adapted to freshwater environments, ranging from the inter-tidal zone to depth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sponge: Encyclopedia Ii - Sponge - Taxonomy
Sponges are divided into classes based on the type of spicules in their skeleton. The three classes of sponges are bony (Calcarea), glass...   » Read the article