Porose vs. Porous — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Porose and Porous
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Porose
Forming a continuous series of pores;
A porose hymenium
Porous
Admitting the passage of gas or liquid through pores or interstices.
Porous
Easily crossed or penetrated
A porous border.
Porous
Full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through.
Sponges are porous so they can filter water while trapping food.
Concrete is porous, so water will slowly filter through it.
Porous
(figurative) With many gaps.
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Porous
Full of loopholes
Porous
Full of pores; having interstices in the skin or in the substance of the body; having spiracles or passages for fluids; permeable by liquids; as, a porous skin; porous wood.
Porous
Able to absorb fluids;
The partly porous walls of our digestive system
Compacting the soil to make it less porous
Porous
Full of pores or vessels or holes
Porous
Allowing passage in and out;
Our unfenced and largely unpoliced border inevitably has been very porous
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