permeable
capable of being permeated.
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Origin of permeable
1Other words from permeable
- per·me·a·ble·ness, noun
- per·me·a·bly, adverb
- non·per·me·a·ble, adjective
- un·per·me·a·ble, adjective
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How to use permeable in a sentence
Heat and dehydration also draw more blood away from the gut, making the lining more permeable.
Some kind of surveying mechanism would give landowners credit for permeable parts of their properties while taxing the roofs and driveways that water just runs off.
Politics Report: Cori Schumacher Resigns Abruptly | Scott Lewis | July 10, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoThe reality of anitya extends to whole genomes, which are permeable to genes introduced from other lineages.
Over Time, Buddhism and Science Agree - Issue 94: Evolving | David P. Barash | December 23, 2020 | NautilusLewis-Williams has suggested that—just like visitors to the caves of Upper Palaeolithic western Europe—the people who built these houses saw the walls as permeable interfaces, or portals to the cosmos’s spirit realms.
An Ancient Site with Human Skulls on Display - Issue 89: The Dark Side | Jo Marchant | September 2, 2020 | NautilusAt the same time, however, these borders were permeable with a degree of social sanction.
When the intestine is permeable and inflamed, infectious or toxic substances “leak” through the lining into the blood stream.
Research Shows Link Between NSAID Use and Gut Disease | Valerie Vande Panne | April 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEakin did her best to make the division as permeable as possible.
At the same time, it would become a permeable border for Kashmiris, who could move back and forth easily.
After the first poisoning, the epithelia are permanently injured and remain more permeable to protein.
The Treatment of Hay Fever | George Frederick LaidlawBlankets are to be employed rather than coverlids, as they are lighter and more permeable to perspiration.
The Physical Life of Woman: | Dr. George H NapheysWhen the ground is too hard to be dug, the Necrophori push the carcase further, till they find permeable soil.
The Insect World | Louis FiguierThe membrane is, however, permeable to the constituents of sea water or to sugar.
The Organism as a Whole | Jacques LoebThe greater part of the superior lobe was permeable to air, and the interlobular tissue contained carbon, in small, hard granules.
An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis | Archibald Makellar
British Dictionary definitions for permeable
/ (ˈpɜːmɪəbəl) /
capable of being permeated, esp by liquids
Origin of permeable
1Derived forms of permeable
- permeableness, noun
- permeably, adverb
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Scientific definitions for permeable
[ pûr′mē-ə-bəl ]
Capable of being passed through or permeated, especially by liquids or gases.
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