Able to pass through a particular semipermeable membrane. ... Origin: L. Permeabilis (see permeate) ... (05 Mar 2000) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
Per'me·ant adjective [ Latin permeans , present participle] Passing through; permeating. [ R.] Sir T. Browne. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/59
permeatingadjective spreading or spread throughout; `armed with permeative irony...he punctures affectations`; `the pervasive odor of garlic`; `an error is pervasive if it is material to more than one conclusion` Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974