tissue

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Recent Examples of tissue However, even 3% solutions might cause nausea, diarrhea, and mild irritation of mucosal tissue, such as in the eyes and nose. Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 12 May 2025 Stevenson also found that arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi—fungi that live in plants’ root tissue and collect nutrients for those plants in exchange for sugar—enhanced the plants’ abilities to take up heavy metals such as lead. Lauren Oster, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2025 The most common method involves very rapidly freezing plant tissue to ultra-low temperatures—usually by placing it in liquid nitrogen below minus 238 degrees Fahrenheit—so ice crystals don’t have time to form. Katarina Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2025 One factor that requires further research is how viruses might affect another culprit of Alzheimer’s, the accumulation of amyloid-beta proteins that form plaque in grey matter (a tissue making up the brain’s outer layer). Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for tissue
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Noun
  • Paper Napkins and Coffee Filters Compostable paper products like paper napkins and towels, paper plates, and natural parchment paper can all be added to compost bins and turned into compost right along with your coffee grounds and food scraps.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2025
  • Bed linens, guest towels, and even apparel (think: men's French cuffs, monogrammed with a single letter or a set of three initials).
    Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • One of his most effective marketing tactics is the red napkin strategy.
    Mina Elias, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
  • Press a napkin flower on top and cover with a thin layer of glue.
    Annabelle Canela, Parents, 16 Apr. 2025

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“Tissue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tissue. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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