Definition of Porous

1. Adjective. Able to absorb fluids. "Compacting the soil to make it less porous"

Similar to: Permeable
Derivative terms: Porosity, Porousness

2. Adjective. Full of pores or vessels or holes.
Exact synonyms: Poriferous
Similar to: Porose
Derivative terms: Pore, Pore, Pore, Porosity
Antonyms: Nonporous

3. Adjective. Allowing passage in and out. "Our unfenced and largely unpoliced border inevitably has been very porous"
Exact synonyms: Holey
Similar to: Leaky
Derivative terms: Hole, Pore

Definition of Porous

1. a. 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.

Definition of Porous

1. Adjective. Full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through. ¹

2. Adjective. (Of legislation) full of loopholes ¹

3. Adjective. (figuratively) With many gaps. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Porous

1. having minute openings [adj] : POROUSLY [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Porous

poromerics
poroporo
pororoca
pororocas
porose
poroses
porosimeter
porosimetry
porosis
porosities
porosity
porosome
porosomes
porotic
porotics
porous (current term)
porously
porousness
porousnesses
porpentine
porpentines
porpess
porpesse
porpesses
porphin
porphine
porphines
porphins
porphobilinogen
porphobilinogens

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