Word Type

Adjective

Adjective

The word "porous" can be used as adjective and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

nonporous

Derived Terms

aporous biporous electroporous hyperporous imporous macroporous mesoporous microporous monoporous multiporous nanoporous nonporous polyporous poromeric porosity porous portal porously porousness pseudoporous semiporous subporous uniporous unporous

Derived From

porosity

Related Terms

fluid gap gas legislation loophole pore

Similar Terms

leaky permeable permeable porose porose

Synonym Network

holey permeable

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