mesoglea

Or mes·o·gloe·a

[mez-uh-glee-uh, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh-]

noun

1. the noncellular, gelatinous material between the inner and outer body walls of a coelenterate or sponge.

mesoglea

/ ˌmɛsəʊˈɡliːə /

noun

1. the gelatinous material between the outer and inner cellular layers of jellyfish and other coelenterates

Other Word Forms

• mesogleal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of mesoglea¹

1885–90; < New Latin mesogloea, equivalent to meso- meso- + Greek gloía glue

Word History and Origins

Origin of mesoglea¹

C19: New Latin, from _meso- + Greek gloia glue

Example Sentences

It lay limp, crippled, its mesoglea torn, the bell deflated.

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With two fine metal picks, he began to perforate the medusa’s mesoglea, the gelatinous tissue that composes the bell.

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A living jellyfish has three layers: an outer epidermis, an inner gastric lining and, appropriately, a translucent jelly-like middle layer called mesoglea.

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The vehicle’s design—nickel-titanium shape memory alloy wrapped in carbon nanotubes coated with a platinum catalyst, all tucked neatly under a silicone-based mesoglea—is truly unique in the world of robotics.

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