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Porous
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Example Sentences
- Many parts of the ecoregion have such porous soil that rainfall passes right through.
- Compost requires oxygen to decompose, so you need some kind of open, porous container.
- On another note, she climbed under or over my porous fence twice today, the first time in several months.
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Word Origin & History
porous
late 14c., "full of pores," from M.Fr. poreux (14c.), M.L. porosus, from L. porus "opening" (see pore (n.)).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
porous po·rous (pôr'əs)
adj.
Full of or having pores.
Admitting the passage of gas or liquid through pores.
po'rous·ness n.
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Science Dictionary
porous  (pôr'əs) Pronunciation Key
Having many pores or other small spaces that can hold a gas or liquid or allow it to pass through. |
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