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gristle
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gris·tle  (grsl)
n.
Cartilage, especially when present in meat.

[Middle English, from Old English.]

gristle [ˈgrɪsəl]
n
(Cookery) cartilage, esp when in meat
[Old English gristle; related to Old Frisian, Middle Low German gristel]
gristly  adj
gristliness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gristle - tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults
animal tissue - the tissue in the bodies of animals
collagen - a fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling
meniscus, semilunar cartilage - (anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint
fibrocartilage - cartilage that is largely composed of fibers like those in ordinary connective tissue
hyaline cartilage - translucent cartilage that is common in joints and the respiratory passages; forms most of the fetal skeleton
arytaenoid, arytenoid, arytenoid cartilage - either of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attached
thyroid cartilage, Adam's apple - the largest cartilage of the larynx
cartilaginous structure - body structure given shape by cartilage
ground substance, intercellular substance, matrix - the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded
Translations
gristle [ˈgrɪsl] Ncartílago m, ternilla f

gristle [ˈgrɪsəl] ncartilage de poulet etc)m >

gristle
nKnorpel m

gristle [ˈgrɪsl] ncartilagine f
gristle [ˈgrɪsl] ncartilagine f

gristle
n gristle [ˈgrisl]
a tough, rubbery substance found in meat There's too much gristle in this steak. kraakbeen غُضْروف жила chrupavka brusk der Knorpel χόνδρος κρέατος catílago krõmpsluu غضروف rusto cartilage סְחוּס उपास्थि hrskavica porcogó daging liat brjósk cartilagine 軟骨 연골 gysla, kremzlė skrimslis rawan kraakbeen brusk chrząstka cartilagem cartilaj хрящ chrupavka hrustanec hrskavica brosk กระดูกอ่อน kıkırdak 軟骨 хрящ نرم کرکری ہڈی xương sụn
adj gristly
kraakbeenagtige غُضْروفي жилест chrupavčitý brusket knorpelig που είναι γεμάτος χόνδρους cartilaginoso kõhrjas پر از غضروف rustoinen croquant סְחוּסִי उपास्थियुक्त hrskav porcogós liat brjóskkenndur; með brjóski í cartilaginoso 軟骨質の 연골의 gyslotas, kremzlėtas skrimšļains penuh dengan rawan knorpelig, kraakbeenachtig med mye brusk i chrząstkowaty cartilaginoso cartilaginos с хрящами chrupkový hrustančast hrskav broskig เหมือนกระดูกอ่อน kıkırdaklı 軟骨的 хрящовий نرم کرکری ہڈی کی مانند (thuộc) xương sụn


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Some of the tougher, gristlier ones survived; others were simply pureed out of existence by the experience.
 
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