Porous - English meaning

adjective

(of a material) able to soak up liquid easily.

Usage examples:

Absorbent kitchen paper

noun

A substance that soaks up liquid easily.

Usage examples:

There was a bit of a leak from the tanker so we put absorbents down to soak up the spillage, of abo…

adjective

Able to take in liquids esp. through the surface

Usage examples:

Absorbent paper towels

adjective

Capable of absorbing energy, a liquid, or another substance.

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Material having a high absorptive capacity

adjective

Able to take liquids or other substances in through a surface and to hold them

Usage examples:

The compound is formed so that it can enable uptake by absorptive cells., the absorptive surfaces o…

adjective

(of rock or other material) full of minute cavities; porous.

Usage examples:

The remaining mass was rugged and cavernulous.

adjective

Relating to or consisting of living cells.

Usage examples:

Cellular proliferation

adjective

Having to do with the cells of an organism

adjective

Relating to a phone system that sends signals by radio instead of by a wire

Usage examples:

A cellular device/handset, a cellular company/service/network

adjective

Full of holes; porous.

Usage examples:

The top of the vessel is foraminous to permit passage of the air stream.

adjective

Something that is holey has holes in it

Usage examples:

He had to patch his holey trainers with duct tape until he had the money to buy himself a new pair.…

verb

Fill with cavities or tunnels.

Usage examples:

Whole hillsides were honeycombed with mines

noun

A structure of hexagonal cells of wax, made by bees to store honey and eggs.

Usage examples:

The surplus is stored away in the honeycomb to sustain the bees throughout the flowerless months of…

noun

A structure of adjoining cavities or cells.

Usage examples:

A honeycomb of caves

adjective

Having a leak or leaks.

Usage examples:

A leaky roof

adjective

Something that is leaky has a hole or crack in it that allows liquid or gas to get through

Usage examples:

Leaky pipes, a leaky valve

adjective

Allowing access, passage, or a view through an empty space; not closed or blocked.

Usage examples:

He climbed through the open window

verb

Move (a door or window) so as to leave a space allowing access and vision.

Usage examples:

She opened the door and went in

noun

Make or become formally ready for customers, visitors, or business.

Usage examples:

She raised $731 by opening her home and selling coffee and tea

adjective

Allowing things to pass through; permeable.

Usage examples:

The outer membrane is penetrable

adjective

If a place or substance is penetrable, you can move into it or through it

Usage examples:

The riverside bushes were certainly very thick, but the undergrowth behind was evidently penetrable…

adjective

Allowing or involving the gradual filtering of a liquid or gas through a porous surface or substance.

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Percolative structures

adjective

(of a material or membrane) allowing liquids or gases to pass through it.

Usage examples:

A frog's skin is permeable to water

adjective

Allowing liquids or gases to go through

adjective

(of a substance) allowing water to pass through; permeable.

Usage examples:

Pervious rocks

noun

A chamber pot.

adjective

Short for poor, used to represent dialectal speech.

abbreviation

Petty officer.

adjective

Having pores.

Usage examples:

Their outer ends are covered over by a dermal poriferous membrane.

adjective

Full of pores.

Usage examples:

Perforated or porose membranes

idiom

To leak a lot

adjective

Like a sponge, especially in being porous, compressible, or absorbent.

Usage examples:

A soft, spongy blanket of moss

adjective

Soft and able to absorb a lot of liquid

Usage examples:

The ground was damp and spongy.