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impermeable

[ im-pur-mee-uh-buhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

not permeable; impassable.
Chemistry, Geology. (of porous substances, rocks, etc.) not permitting the passage of a fluid through the pores, interstices, etc.

impermeable

/ ɪmˈpɜːmɪəbəl /

(of a substance) not allowing the passage of a fluid through interstices; not permeable

impermeable

/ ĭm-pûr′mē-ə-bəl /

Relating to a material through which substances, such as liquids or gases, cannot pass. Some substances, such as some types of contact lenses, are permeable to gas but impermeable to liquid.

From the Late Latin word impermeābilis, dating back to 1690–1700. See im- ², permeable

The daily hardships demand an impermeable skin for survival.

Another impermeable Republican in Washington looks to be Chuck Hagel.

"I don't know that I would call him impermeable, but he just about is," Ryggs says.

Polish typically interferes with the procedure by creating an impermeable barrier on the nail bed.

It was consensus, the impermeable devotion to an article of faith.

The streams disappear in the detritus cone, and the water runs below over impermeable layers of glacial clay.

These pieces are fitted closely together, length under length, and form an impermeable wall along the side of the pit.

Oiled it is kappa, impermeable and suitable for covering packages and for making waterproof garments.

Modern anatomists know that the heart is divided into two approximately equal parts by an impermeable septum of tough fibres.

Plaster work is rendered impermeable by mixing artificial or natural asphaltum with it.

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