permeable English

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What does permeable mean?

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permeable Adjective

— A substance is permeable if it lets some gases or liquids to pass through it. Earthenware is a solid substance which is permeable to small amounts of water. Biological cell walls are semi-permeable because they let water and some gases pass through, but stop larger molecules.

permeable

— adjective allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through permeable membranes rock that is permeable by water

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permeable English » English

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porous

transplacental

substrate

spongy

practicable

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absorbent