porous
adjective/ˈpɔːrəs/
/ˈpɔːrəs/
- having many small holes that allow water or air to pass through slowly
- porous material/rocks/surfaces
- He added sand to the soil to make it more porous.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPorous is used with these nouns:- border
- rock
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French poreux, based on Latin porus ‘pore’.
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