Look up: POROUS

1. porous
   Having a granular surface as the result of oxidation.
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2. porous
   [adj] - able to absorb fluids 2. [adj] - full of pores or vessels or holes
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3. porous
   having pores, or tiny openings, as in rock
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4. Porous
   Por'ous adjective [ Confer French poreux . See Pore , noun ] Full of pores; having interstices in the skin or in the substance of the body; having spiracles or passages for fluids; permeable by liquids; as, a poro...
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5. porous
   Full of pores; having interstices in the skin or in the substance of the body; having spiracles or passages for fluids; permeable by liquids; as, a porous skin; porous wood. 'The veins of porous earth.' ... Origin: Cf. F. Poreux. See Pore. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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6. porous
   poriferous adjective full of pores or vessels or holes
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7. porous
   adjective able to absorb fluids; `the partly porous walls of our digestive system`; `compacting the soil to make it less porous`
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8. porous
   (por´әs) penetrated by pores and open spaces.
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9. Porous
   • (n.) Full of pores; having interstices in the skin or in the substance of the body; having spiracles or passages for fluids; permeable by liquids; as, a porous skin; porous wood.
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10. porous
    Type: Term Pronunciation: pō′rŭs Definitions: 1. Having openings that pass directly or indirectly through the substance.
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