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porous

/'poʊrəs/

Synonyms of porous Antonyms of porous Examples of porous Usage of porous Parts of porous Definition that contains porous Words sounding like porous Explanation of porous

adjective
full of pores or vessels or holes
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Similar:

poriferous porose

Opposite:

nonporous
adjective
allowing passage in and out
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"our unfenced and largely unpoliced border inevitably has been very porous"

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holey leaky
adjective
able to absorb fluids
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"the partly porous walls of our digestive system" "compacting the soil to make it less porous"

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permeable

Synonyms & Similar Words

leaky pore holey permeable porosity porousness poriferous porose