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What is the noun for sponginess?

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sponge

(countable) Any of various marine invertebrates, mostly of the phylum Porifera, that have a porous skeleton often of silica.
(countable) A piece of porous material used for washing (originally made from the invertebrates, now often made of plastic).
(uncountable) A porous material such as sponges consist of.
(informal) A heavy drinker.
(countable, uncountable) A type of light cake; sponge cake.
(countable, uncountable, Britain) A type of steamed pudding.
(slang) A person who takes advantage of the generosity of others (abstractly imagined to absorb or soak up the money or efforts of others like a sponge).
Any sponge-like substance.

Dough before it is kneaded and formed into loaves, and after it is converted into a light, spongy mass by the agency of the yeast or leaven.
Iron from the puddling furnace, in a pasty condition.
Iron ore, in masses, reduced but not melted or worked.

A mop for cleaning the bore of a cannon after a discharge. It consists of a cylinder of wood, covered with sheepskin with the wool on, or cloth with a heavy looped nap, and having a handle, or staff.
The extremity, or point, of a horseshoe, corresponding to the heel.
Synonyms:

squeegee, scrubber, wiper, exfoliator, loofa, loofah, mop, scourer, scraper, pad, towel, bath sponge, cleaning utensil, swab, sweeper, absorb liquid duster, porifer, poriferan, sea sponge, freeloader, moocher, parasite, sponger, leech, bloodsucker, bum, deadbeat, scrounger, cadger, scrub, hanger-on, free rider, gold digger, mooch, beggar, ligger, user, idler, passenger, drone, bludger, junketeer, mendicant, schnorrer, dependent, quandong, barnacle, pauper, taker, dependant … more

Examples:

“If you're not sure whether your curtain will survive washing, clean it with a sponge and cleanser, and then rinse it in water with a soda solution.”

“I watched in awe as the sponge gracefully moved through the ocean currents, its vibrant colors blending perfectly with the surrounding coral.”

“Homer eventually determined that Otto was a parasitic sponge whom he wanted out of his house at once.”

sponger

One who uses a sponge.
A parasitic hanger-on.
One employed in gathering sponges from the sea.
Synonyms:

freeloader, parasite, leech, moocher, sponge, scrounger, idler, cadger, bloodsucker, bum, drone, mooch, beggar, passenger, bludger, ligger, junketeer, schnorrer, user, hanger-on, free rider, quandong, mendicant, scrub, pauper, dependent, vagrant, deadbeat, barnacle, borrower, taker, dependant, panhandler, extortioner, vampire, down-and-out, layabout, street person, gold digger, clinger, lounge lizard, bootlicker, sycophant, groupie, sucker, flunky, stooge, sanguisuge, toady, fosterling … more

Examples:

“So does it make you a sponger to get money from the State to buy a baby's buggy?”

“The message from the Committee is if you watch the picture please pay up and don't be a sponger.”

“I've been called a scrounger, a sponger, a faker and other words you wouldn't be able to put in print.”

spongin

A horny, sulfur-containing protein, related to keratin, that forms the skeletal structure of certain classes of sponges. A proteinaceous compound of which the spicules in Demospongiae are composed.
Examples:

“First of all, however, spongin is not a feature consistent of all Porifera, but may be a constituent character of the Demospongiae only.”

“In other species the spongin is intermixed with spicules of silica, or of carbonate of lime, in various shapes.”

“In this genus the skeleton is more or less flexible, being composed of spongin.”

spongiopilin

(medicine) A kind of cloth interwoven with small pieces of sponge and rendered waterproof on one side by a covering of rubber. When moistened with hot water it is used as a poultice.

spongiolite

(paleontology) One of the microsporic siliceous spicules which occur abundantly in the texture of sponges, and are sometimes found fossilized, as in flints.

spongiole

(botany) A supposed sponge-like expansion of the tip of a rootlet for absorbing water.
Synonyms:

spongelet

spongeware

Traditional pottery decorated by spattering or sponging on colour
Synonyms:

spatterware

Examples:

“Beautifully-presented linens are also a speciality in the fair with classic antiques such as Gaudy Welsh, Lustreware and Spongeware.”

spongoblast

(zoology) In sponges, one of the cells that secrete spongin.

spongeful

The amount (of liquid) contained in a sponge

spongiology

A branch of zoology concerning sponges or Porifera.

spongiotrophoblast

spongy trophoblast

spongiologist

One who studies spongiology.

spongocoel

(zoology) The large central cavity of a sponge.
Examples:

“The body structure is characterized by a stalk-like spongocoel surrounded by a single layer of choanocytes.”

“Continuous central tubular spongocoel extends upward from preserved early juvenile chambers to open at the top of the uppermost chambers in tallest specimens.”

“Chambers are in a moniliform arrangement, without a spongocoel wall.”

spongionecrosis