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    permeable

    US /ˈpɜ:rmiəbl/

    ・

    UK /ˈpɜ:miəbl/

    C1
    adj.AdjectiveAllowing liquid or gases to pass through easily
    The cell has a permeable membrane

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    Why Are Beach Holes So Deadly?

    16:11Why Are Beach Holes So Deadly?
    • Sand is permeable to water, meaning water moves through it pretty freely.

      Sand is permeable to water, meaning water moves through it pretty freely.

    • Sand is permeable to water, meaning water moves through it pretty freely.

      Sand is permeable to water, meaning water moves through it pretty freely.

    B1

    Elizabeth Gilbert - Life after Eat Pray Love

    05:09Elizabeth Gilbert - Life after Eat Pray Love
    • I'm, I'm the permeable membrane, you know?

      I'm, I'm the permeable membrane, you know?

    A2

    Garbage Island: An Ocean Full of Plastic (Part 1/3)

    20:48Garbage Island: An Ocean Full of Plastic (Part 1/3)
    • Now we're covering up with a suffocating layer of non-gas-permeable plastic with toxics attached to it.

      Now we're covering up with a suffocating layer of non-gas-permeable plastic with toxics attached to it.

    • permeable plastic with toxics attached to it.

      permeable plastic with toxics attached to it.

    B1

    Why Do We Kiss?

    12:16Why Do We Kiss?
    • in our mouth are permeable to hormones like testosterone, making a kiss a way to taste-test

      in our mouth are permeable to hormones like testosterone, making a kiss a way to taste-test

    • mucous membranes in our mouths are permeable to hormones like testosterone, making a kiss a way to taste-test a potential mate.

      mucous membranes in our mouths are permeable to hormones like testosterone, making a kiss a way to taste-test a potential mate.

    B1

    Your Immune System: Natural Born Killer - Crash Course Biology #32

    15:02Your Immune System: Natural Born Killer - Crash Course Biology #32
    • Histamine makes your blood vessels more permeable, which allows a whole bunch of fluid to flow to the affected area,

      Histamine makes your blood vessels more permeable, which allows a whole bunch of fluid to flow to the affected area,

    • Histamine makes your blood vessels more permeable,

      Histamine makes your blood vessels more permeable,

    B2

    Does Water Ever Expire?

    03:14Does Water Ever Expire?
    • Plastic bottles are also permeable, so water should not be stored near pesticides or gasoline.

      Plastic bottles are also permeable, so water should not be stored near pesticides or gasoline.

    B2

    How Does Inflammation Work in Your Body?

    05:01How Does Inflammation Work in Your Body?
    • Along with more blood, the vessels that transport that blood expand and become more permeable, which fills that area with fluid and shows up externally as swelling.

      Along with more blood, the vessels that transport that blood expand and become more permeable, which fills that area with fluid and shows up externally as swelling.

    • Along with more blood, the vessels that transport that blood expand and become more permeable, which fills that area with fluid and shows up externally as swelling.

      Along with more blood, the vessels that transport that blood expand and become more permeable, which fills that area with fluid and shows up externally as swelling.

    B2

    What's Jazz Doing In A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms?

    10:15What's Jazz Doing In A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms?
    • But here, for a moment, that boundary becomes permeable.

      But here, for a moment, that boundary becomes permeable.

    • But here, for a moment, that boundary becomes permeable.

      But here, for a moment, that boundary becomes permeable.

    B1

    Malta - History, Geography, Economy and Culture

    19:32Malta - History, Geography, Economy and Culture
    • The base of the islands is limestone, a waterable, permeable rock that accounts for the complex of inlets and natural harbours that, with the island's strategic position, have made it such a desirable base among sea powers.

      The base of the islands is limestone, a waterable, permeable rock that accounts for the complex of inlets and natural harbours that, with the island's strategic position, have made it such a desirable base among sea powers.

    • The base of the islands is limestone, a waterable permeable rock that accounts for the complex of inlets and natural harbours that, with the island's strategic position, have made it such a desirable base among sea powers.

      The base of the islands is limestone, a waterable permeable rock that accounts for the complex of inlets and natural harbours that, with the island's strategic position, have made it such a desirable base among sea powers.

    B2

    The European Union Explained*

    05:51The European Union Explained*
    • Which makes these places a weird semi-permeable membrane of the European Union proper, and

      Which makes these places a weird semi-permeable membrane of the European Union proper, and

    B1