permeable
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The previously permeable borders of the U.S. tightened.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
“When we changed it to permeable material, it absorbed the sound and made everything a lot quieter and a lot cooler too.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
The team used a sophisticated shock physics code that simulates how high speed impacts break apart solid rock and create permeable regions.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026
Their improvements made the protist's cell walls permeable, allowing scientists to clearly observe its inner architecture for the first time.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2025
The main obstacle for the diffusion process being developed by Urey was its reliance on uranium hexafluoride gas, the detestable “hex,” which lived up to its nickname by severely corroding every permeable barrier Urey tried.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Vocabulary lists containing permeable
Life Science: Cell Biology
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Cell Biology - Middle School
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The Water Cycle - Introductory
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