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porous

po·rous

UK/ˈpɔːɹəs/ US/ˈpɔɹəs/ rare

adjective

1.

able to absorb fluids

  • “the partly porous walls of our digestive system”
  • “compacting the soil to make it less porous”
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2.

full of pores or vessels or holes

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3.

allowing passage in and out

  • “our unfenced and largely unpoliced border inevitably has been very porous”
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Origin

From Old French poros, from Latin porus (“an opening”). By surface analysis, pore + -ous.

Phrases

  • porous portal

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