n
vermiculation (pattern or wavy lines) of biological origin
n
Formation of or into capsules or compartments
adj
Of, pertaining to, or composed of corpuscles; particulate.
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(soil science) A pore too small to be penetrated by most microorganisms; of size smaller than 0.1 μm.
adj
Being penetrated by connective tissue that contributes pigmentation.
adj
Having more than the normal number of air-filled cavities
adj
Destitute of pores; very close or compact in texture; solid.
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(biology) Lacking pores.
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(of a membrane) Having pores of all the same size
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A macroscopic pore; any pore sufficiently wide to allow water or another liquid to flow unimpeded by capillary action
adj
(of a material) Having macropores, i.e. pores of a relatively large size (e.g. greater than 50 nanometres).
adj
Relating to or composed of madreporite.
n
(chemistry) A pore with size between 2 and 50 nanometers.
n
(uncountable) The condition of being mesoporous.
adj
(of a material) Having pores of a size between 2 and 50 nanometres.
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to mesostasis
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capsulated in microcapsules
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(photography) Such that the development process involves immersion in only one chemical bath.
adj
Composed of monofilaments
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Having or involving a single pore.
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Having multiple pores.
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Having multiple pores.
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Describing a strong artificial fibre, made from cellulose, that consists of multiple crystalline fibrils
adj
Having or involving many pores.
adj
Of or relating to a pore.
n
(biology) The formation of pores in a surface, or the pattern of such pores.
n
By extension any small opening or interstice, especially one of many, or one allowing the passage of a fluid.
n
(geology) All the pores in a rock; the volume of such pores
n
An area of pores, in the valve of a diatom, through which mucopolysaccharides extrude to make stalks and pads.
adj
Resembling or characteristic of pores.
n
(geology) The water that fills the pores between the grains of sediment etc.
adj
Resembling a pore, or small puncture.
adj
Of or relating to a porism; poristic.
adj
Of or relating to a porism; of the nature of a porism.
n
Any of a mass of particles, of a specified shape and size, used to make pores in moulded structures used for tissue engineering (they are dissolved away after the structure has set)
adj
That creates pores, or increases porosity
adj
Having, or associated with pores
adj
Alternative form of porous [Full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through.]
n
(countable) A measure of how porous a material is; the ratio of the volume of pores to the total volume
n
(biology) The characteristic arrangement of pores on a species.
adj
Having or relating to porosis.
adj
Full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through.
adj
Relating to pseudopores
adj
Having pores significantly larger than those of a macroporous material
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