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permeable

[pur-mee-uh-buhl] / ˈpɜr mi ə bəl /
ADJECTIVE
absorbent, penetrable
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
inpenetrable unpermeable


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"During food intake, the water flows through the permeable funnel wall, is filtered, and the particle-free water is then released back into the environment via the gills," explains Blanke.

From Science Daily Dec. 22, 2025

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

Imagine streets and sidewalks with healthy tree canopies, permeable paving, and green infrastructure that captures rainwater for recharge or reuse, so it enters the water table instead of being directed to our channelized rivers.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2025

It includes sand and permeable cloth topped with a hybrid carpet of cool-season grass grown in Lake Moses, Wash., trucked to Inglewood, then rolled out in strips four feet wide and 45 feet long.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 26, 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




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