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permeable |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Permeable \Per"me*a*ble\, a. [L. permeabilis: cf F. perm['e]able. See {Permeate}.] Capable of being permeated, or passed through yielding passage; passable; penetrable; -- used especially of substances which allow the passage of fluids; as wood is permeable to oil; glass is permeable to light. --I. Taylor. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: permeable adj : allowing (especially liquids) to pass or diffuse through "permeable membranes"; "rock that is permeable by water" [ant: {impermeable}]
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