 porous |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] able to absorb fluids | |
| Examples: | "the partly porous walls of our digestive system" "compacting the soil to make it less porous" |
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| Related terms: | permeable | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] allowing passage in and out | |
| Synonyms: | holey | |
| Examples: | "our unfenced and largely unpoliced border inevitably has been very porous" |
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| Related terms: | leaky | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] full of pores or vessels or holes | |
| Synonyms: | poriferous | |
| Related terms: | nonporous porose | |
| Similar spelling: |
poorhouse Porras porose Porowski Prouse Porco parous Poarch |
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