intercellular substance

English Thesaurus

1. the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded (noun.body)

hypernym	:	body substance,
definition	:	the substance of the body (noun.body)

part meronym	:	bone, os,
definition	:	rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates (noun.body)

part meronym	:	connective tissue,
definition	:	tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments (noun.body)

part meronym	:	cartilage, gristle,
definition	:	tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults (noun.body)