Porous - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈpɔːrəs|  American pronunciation of the word porous
Brit.  |ˈpɔːrəs|  British pronunciation of the word porous

adjective

- able to absorb fluids
the partly porous walls of our digestive system
compacting the soil to make it less porous
- allowing passage in and out (syn: holey)
our unfenced and largely unpoliced border inevitably has been very porous

Extra examples

The country has a porous border.

...a cleaner that should not be used on porous surfaces...

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