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porous
adjective(po-rous)
full of pores or vessels or holes
Synonyms: poriferous,
Antonyms: nonporous,
porous
adjective(po-rous)
allowing passage in and out
Synonyms: holey,
Examples:
Our unfenced and largely unpoliced border inevitably has been very porous.
porous
adjective(po-rous)
able to absorb fluids
Examples:
The partly porous walls of our digestive system.
Compacting the soil to make it less porous.

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