sentence2_structure: Translucent matter<>transmits<>light$$$Translucent matter<>scatters<>the light<>as it passes through$$$it<>passes<>through
sentence1: They trap and swallow matter  and light lying or passing in their vicinity.
sentence2: Translucent matter transmits light but scatters the light as it passes through.
question: What type of matter transmits light but scatters the light as it passes through?