- tissuey
- adjective see tissue
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
tissuey
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tissuey — tissue ► NOUN 1) any of the distinct types of material of which animals or plants are made, consisting of specialized cells and their products. 2) tissue paper. 3) a piece of absorbent paper used as a disposable handkerchief. 4) delicate gauzy… … English terms dictionary
tissuey — See tissue. * * * … Universalium
tissuey — adjective Tissuelike … Wiktionary
tissuey — tis·suey … English syllables
tissuey — ˈtish(y)əw]ē, ˈti(ˌ)shü], ]i, chiefly Brit ˈtisyəw] or ˈti(ˌ)syü] adjective : resembling tissue … Useful english dictionary
tissue — noun Etymology: Middle English tysshewe, tyssew, a rich fabric, from Anglo French tissue, from past participle of tistre to weave, from Latin texere more at technical Date: 1563 1. a. a fine lightweight often sheer fabric b. mesh, network, web … New Collegiate Dictionary
tissular — See tissuey. * * * … Universalium
tissue — tissual, adj. tissuey, adj. /tish ooh/ or, esp. Brit., /tis yooh/, n., v., tissued, tissuing. n. 1. Biol. an aggregate of similar cells and cell products forming a definite kind of structural material with a specific function, in a multicellular… … Universalium
tissuelike — adjective Resembling tissue or some aspect of it. Syn: tissuey … Wiktionary
tissue — [ tɪʃu:, tɪsju:] noun 1》 any of the distinct types of material of which animals or plants are made, consisting of specialized cells and their products. 2》 tissue paper. ↘a piece of absorbent paper, used especially as a disposable handkerchief … English new terms dictionary
