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porous
adjective
full of pores or vessels or holes
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ˈpɔːɹəs
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adjective
full of pores or vessels or holes
adjective
allowing passage in and out
“our unfenced and largely unpoliced border inevitably has been very porous”
adjective
able to absorb fluids
“the partly porous walls of our digestive system”
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our unfenced and largely unpoliced border inevitably has been very porous
the partly porous walls of our digestive system
compacting the soil to make it less porous
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