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Permeable
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| severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising, strict or forbidding; rigorously self-disciplined and severely moral |
| affect with sharp irritation and resentment, esp. by some wound to pride |
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permeable
early 15c., from L. permeabilis "that can be passed through, passable," from L. permeare "to pass through," from per- "through" + meare "to pass," from PIE base *mei-/*moi- "to change" (see mutable).
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Medical Dictionary
permeable per·me·a·ble (pûr'mē-ə-bəl)
adj.
That can be permeated or penetrated, especially by liquids or gases.
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Science Dictionary
permeable  (pûr'mē-ə-bəl) Pronunciation Key
Capable of being passed through or permeated, especially by liquids or gases. |
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