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Noun: gristle  grisul
  1. Tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults
    - cartilage

Derived forms: gristles

See also: gristly

Type of: animal tissue

Part of: cartilaginous structure

Encyclopedia: Gristle

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Griselinia littoralis
Griselinia lucida
griseofulvin
grisette
grisliness
grisly
grison
Grison vittatus
grissino
grist
gristle
gristly
gristmill
grit
grith
gritrock
grits
gritstone
gritter
grittiness
gritty