Meaning of POROUSNESS
| Pronunciation: | | 'powrusnes
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[n] the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids |
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POROUSNESS is a 10 letter word that starts with P. |
| | Synonyms: | | porosity |
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| | Antonyms: | | solidity, solidness | | |
| | See Also: | | body, consistence, consistency, permeability, permeableness, sponginess | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Por"ous*ness\, n.
1. The quality of being porous.
2. The open parts; the interstices of anything. [R.]
They will forcibly get into the porousness of it.
--Sir K.
Digby.
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