porous
US /ˈpɔrəs, ˈpor-/
・UK /ˈpɔ:rəs/
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adj.AdjectiveWith many tiny holes so liquid, etc. passes through
When we wash the kitchen floor, it absorbs much of the water because of its porous surface
adj.Adjective(Of borders) easy for people to pass through
The porous border of the damn started to leak.
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Reef Life of the Andaman (full marine biology documentary)
- Colourful Christmas tree worms embed themselves into porous stony corals, such as this lobe coral.
Colourful Christmas tree worms embed themselves into porous stony corals, such as this lobe coral.
- embed themselves into porous stony corals
embed themselves into porous stony corals
Could earthworms help transform the future of organic farming? - BBC World Service, CrowdScience
- They are moving about in the soil, and while they do that, they dig their burrows and make the soil more porous.
They are moving about in the soil, and while they do that, they dig their burrows and make the soil more porous.
- and make the soil more porous. And these pores, they can function as a little chimney. And
and make the soil more porous. And these pores, they can function as a little chimney. And
SpongeBob Celebrates Shark Week! ? | SpongeBob Full Episode in 5 Minutes | @SpongeBobOfficial
- If you wanna see him, you better hightail your porous caboose over to the showdown.
If you wanna see him, you better hightail your porous caboose over to the showdown.
Eiza González’s Oscars Dress Was Inspired by Jennifer Lawrence | Fashion Flashback | Harper's BAZAAR
- And as I went from the hotel to the premiere, my hair oxidized because it was so porous and it was open that it went orange.
And as I went from the hotel to the premiere, my hair oxidized because it was so porous and it was open that it went orange.
- And as I went from the hotel to the premiere, my hair oxidized because it was so porous and it was open that it went orange.
And as I went from the hotel to the premiere, my hair oxidized because it was so porous and it was open that it went orange.
化学者だけど質問ある？ | Tech Support | WIRED Japan
- Mentos is a porous candy, and so if you look really closely at a Mentos, Mento, Mentos, all of it on the outside has these little holes, there's these little pores, and when we drop it into Diet Coke, that is immediately attractive to carbon dioxide.
Mentos is a porous candy, and so if you look really closely at a Mentos, Mento, Mentos, all of it on the outside has these little holes, there's these little pores, and when we drop it into Diet Coke, that is immediately attractive to carbon dioxide.
- Next up, from Inan Yam, wants to know, "Chemistry Lecture: Why does Diet Coke and Mentos make a chemical reaction?" Mentos is a porous candy, and
Next up, from Inan Yam, wants to know, "Chemistry Lecture: Why does Diet Coke and Mentos make a chemical reaction?" Mentos is a porous candy, and
"SpongeBob SquarePants" Theme Song (NEW HD) | Episode Opening Credits | Nick Animation
- Absorbent and yellow and porous is he!
Absorbent and yellow and porous is he!
- Absorbent and yellow and porous is he!
Absorbent and yellow and porous is he!
Nail Art for Christmas: The Ultimate Guide #2!
- over your nail. It's best to use a porous makeup sponge when doing this. Then re-add
over your nail. It's best to use a porous makeup sponge when doing this. Then re-add
- It's best to use a porous makeup sponge when doing this.
It's best to use a porous makeup sponge when doing this.
The Biggest Lie About Carbon Capture
- The CO2 is then stored as a liquid and using steam, they inject the CO2 into porous basal rock nearby in Iceland.
The CO2 is then stored as a liquid and using steam, they inject the CO2 into porous basal rock nearby in Iceland.
- and using steam, they inject the CO2 into porous basal rock nearby in Iceland.
and using steam, they inject the CO2 into porous basal rock nearby in Iceland.
Transforming Air Into Pure Drinking Water Is Finally Possible, Here's How
- This structure makes them porous, like a sponge, giving them incredible surface areas.
This structure makes them porous, like a sponge, giving them incredible surface areas.
- This structure makes them porous like a sponge,
This structure makes them porous like a sponge,
The evolutionary logic of survival and death, in 54 minutes | Sean B. Carroll: Full Interview
- And what's really happened in the last few decades is that for biologists, that species barrier has become much more porous than we first thought it was in the old days.
And what's really happened in the last few decades is that for biologists, that species barrier has become much more porous than we first thought it was in the old days.
- And what's really happened in the last few decades is that for biologists, that species barrier has become much more porous than we first thought it was.
And what's really happened in the last few decades is that for biologists, that species barrier has become much more porous than we first thought it was.