different between tissue vs micropropagation

English

Etymology

From Middle English tyssew, from Old French tissu, past participle of tistre, from Latin texere.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?t?sju?/, /?t??u/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?t??u/
• Rhymes: -?sju?, -??u?
• Hyphenation: tis?sue

Noun

tissue (countable and uncountable, plural tissues)

1. Thin, woven, gauze-like fabric.
2. A fine transparent silk material, used for veils, etc.; specifically, cloth interwoven with gold or silver threads, or embossed with figures.
3. A sheet of absorbent paper, especially one that is made to be used as tissue paper, toilet paper or a handkerchief.
4. Absorbent paper as material.
5. (biology) A group of cells similar in origin that function together to do a specific job.
   • 2014, Robert K. Bolger, Scott Korb, "Gesturing Toward Reality: David Foster Wallace and Philosophy:

     What they lack is outermost brain tissue that, at least in humans, prompts awareness and interpretation.

6. Web; texture; complicated fabrication; connected series.
   • 1888, A. J. Balfour, The Religion of Humanity:

     unwilling to leave the dry bones of Agnosticism wholly unclothed with any living tissue of religious emotion

7. (horse racing, slang) The scratch sheet or racing form.
   • 2016, Gerald Hammond, The Language of Horse Racing:

     Pricing the first show is a matter of the bookmaker's individual judgment, relying upon advice from all quarters, particularly the tissue; but very soon in the betting exchanges it becomes clear that the sole criterion for the fixing of a horse's price is demand.

Translations

Derived terms

• tissue committee

Verb

tissue (third-person singular simple present tissues, present participle tissuing, simple past and past participle tissued)

1. To form tissue of; to interweave.

Anagrams

• Eustis, suites

Middle English

Noun

tissue

1. Alternative form of tyssew

English

Etymology

micro- +? propagation

Noun

micropropagation (countable and uncountable, plural micropropagations)

1. (biology) The propagation of plant clones from a microscopic piece of tissue from a single plant

Related terms

• micropropagate