she blew her nose on a tissue — si è soffiata il naso con un fazzolettino di carta
muscle tissue — tessuto muscolare
to weave a tissue of lies — ordire tutta una serie di menzogne
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tis|sue — «TIHSH oo», noun, verb, sued, su|ing. –n. 1. Biology. the masses of cells forming the parts of animals or plants. Tissue is formed of similar cells which perform a particular function. »The teacher showed pictures of muscle tissues, brain tissues … Useful english dictionary
tis·sue — /ˈtıʃu/ noun, pl sues 1 [count] : a piece of soft and very thin paper that is used especially for cleaning a box of tissues She wiped her nose with a tissue. a facial tissue 2 : the material that fo … Useful english dictionary
Tissue — Tis sue, n. [F. tissu, fr. tissu, p. p. of tisser, tistre, to weave, fr. L. texere. See {Text}.] 1. A woven fabric. [1913 Webster] 2. A fine transparent silk stuff, used for veils, etc.; specifically, cloth interwoven with gold or silver threads … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tissue paper — Tissue Tis sue, n. [F. tissu, fr. tissu, p. p. of tisser, tistre, to weave, fr. L. texere. See {Text}.] 1. A woven fabric. [1913 Webster] 2. A fine transparent silk stuff, used for veils, etc.; specifically, cloth interwoven with gold or silver… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tissue — Tis sue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tissued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tissuing}.] To form tissue of; to interweave. [1913 Webster] Covered with cloth of gold tissued upon blue. Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tissue — tis•sue [[t]ˈtɪʃ u[/t]] esp. brit. [[t]ˈtɪs yu[/t]] n. v. sued, su•ing 1) bio an aggregate of similar cells and cell products forming one of the structural materials of an organism 2) tissue paper 3) any of several kinds of soft gauzy papers used … From formal English to slang
tissue — tis|sue [ tıʃu ] noun ** 1. ) count a piece of soft thin paper used especially for wiping your nose: a box of tissues a ) tissue or tissue paper uncount a type of very thin paper used for wrapping or protecting things 2. ) uncount the substance… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tissue — tis|sue W3 [ˈtıʃu:, sju: US ʃu:] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: tissu fine cloth , from tistre to weave , from Latin texere; TEXT] 1.) a piece of soft thin paper, used especially for blowing your nose on ▪ a box of tissues … Dictionary of contemporary English
Tissue — [ tisjuː; englisch] das, (s), auf der Papiermaschine trocken gekrepptes Papier aus Zellstoff oder Holzschliff von niedrigem Flächengewicht (12 16 g/m2); mehrlagig verbunden für Servietten, Toilettenpapier, Gesichtstücher u. a. verwendet. * * *… … Universal-Lexikon
tissue culture — tis′sue cul ture n. 1) lab med the technique or process of growing living tissue in a prepared medium 2) lab med the tissue so cultured • Etymology: 1920–25 … From formal English to slang
Tissue Plasminogen Activator — Tis|sue Plas|mi|no|gen Ac|ti|va|tor [ tɪʃju plæsmɪnədʒən aektɪ veɪtə[r]; engl. = Gewebeplasminogenaktivator]: svw. ↑ tPA … Universal-Lexikon
