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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.

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Leaky 84% connected

Permitting water or other fluid to leak in or out; as, a leaky roof or cask.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Leaky 84% connected

Permitting water or other fluid to leak in or out; as, a leaky roof or cask.

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Permeable 84% connected

Capable of being permeated, or passed through; yielding passage; passable; penetrable; -- used especially of substances which allow the passage of fl…

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Permeable 84% connected

Capable of being permeated, or passed through; yielding passage; passable; penetrable; -- used especially of substances which allow the passage of fl…

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Pore 74% connected

One of the minute orifices in an animal or vegetable membrane, for transpiration, absorption, etc.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Pore 74% connected

One of the minute orifices in an animal or vegetable membrane, for transpiration, absorption, etc.

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Porosity 74% connected

The quality or state of being porous; -- opposed to density.

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Porosity 74% connected

The quality or state of being porous; -- opposed to density.

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Porousness 74% connected

The quality of being porous.

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Porousness 74% connected

The quality of being porous.

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