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nonporous


adjective

  1. full of pores.
  2. permeable by water, air, etc.

adjective

  1. not permeable to water, air, or other fluids

adjective

  1. permeable to water, air, or other fluids
  2. biology geology having pores; poriferous
  3. easy to cross or penetratethe porous border into Thailand; the most porous defence in the league

adj.late 14c., “full of pores,” from Old French poros (14c., Modern French poreux), from Medieval Latin porosus; or directly from Latin porus “an opening” (see pore (n.)). Figurative use from 1640s. adj.

  1. Full of or having pores.
  2. Admitting the passage of gas or liquid through pores.

  1. Having many pores or other small spaces that can hold a gas or liquid or allow it to pass through.
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