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porous

po·rous [ páwrəss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. permeable: permitting the movement of fluids or gases through it by way of pores or other passages

2. breachable: easy to cross, infiltrate, or penetrate

3. with pores: having a surface that contains pores or a body that contains cavities

[14th century. Via French< medieval Latin porosus< Latin porus "passage, pore"]

po·rous·ly adverb
po·rous·ness noun
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