Aereous

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling or consisting of air.

    "It should be kept in mind that for horticultural crops, oxygen supply to the root mainly occurs through open, aereous pores in a substrate, which may be logged at water contents above approximately 75%."

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"It should be kept in mind that for horticultural crops, oxygen supply to the root mainly occurs through open, aereous pores in a substrate, which may be logged at water contents above approximately 75%."

Etymology

From Latin aer + -ous.

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