Collocations for tissue - noun
1. organic material
ADJ.
living | healthy, normal
Vitamin C helps maintain healthy connective tissue.
Vitamin C helps maintain healthy connective tissue.
damaged, diseased | animal, human, plant
Dyes were extracted by boiling the plant tissue.
Dyes were extracted by boiling the plant tissue.
body, brain, intestinal, muscle, etc. | connective, scar | fat, fatty, fibrous, soft
She treats skin and soft tissue injuries in casualty.
She treats skin and soft tissue injuries in casualty.
2. paper handkerchief
ADJ.
paper | toilet
QUANT.
box, pack, packet, wad
She grabbed a wad of tissues from the box and soaked up the spilt wine.
She grabbed a wad of tissues from the box and soaked up the spilt wine.
VERB + TISSUE
use
PREP.
on a/the ~
He wiped his nose on a tissue.
He wiped his nose on a tissue.
with a/the ~
She gently dabbed her eyes with a tissue.
She gently dabbed her eyes with a tissue.