Porousness
11porosity — noun the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑porousness • Ant: ↑solidity • Derivationally related forms: ↑porous (for: ↑ …
12porous — adjective Date: 14th century 1. a. possessing or full of pores b. containing vessels < hardwood is porous > 2. a. permeable to fluids b. permeable to outside influences 3. capable of being penetrated < porous national boundaries > • …
13porous — porously, adv. porousness, n. /pawr euhs, pohr /, adj. 1. full of pores. 2. permeable by water, air, etc. [1350 1400; ME, var. of porose < ML porosus. See PORE2, OUS] Syn. 2. penetrable, pervious, sievelike, riddled. * * * …
14anodizing — Method of coating metal for corrosion resistance, electrical insulation, thermal control, abrasion resistance, sealing, improving paint adhesion, and decorative finishing. Anodizing consists of electrically depositing an oxide film from aqueous… …
15Oblivion: Stories —   …
16densification — den·si·fi·ca·tion (den″sĭ fĭ kaґshən) the increasing in density of a substance by decreasing its porousness, such as through thermal processing …
17colander — Synonyms and related words: bolter, clarifier, cradle, cribble, cribriformity, cribrosity, filter, grate, grating, honeycomb, lixiviator, net, percolator, porosity, porousness, purifier, refiner, refinery, riddle, rocker, screen, sieve,… …
18honeycomb — Synonyms and related words: alveolation, alveolus, ambrosia, artificial sweetener, auger, bespread, bite, blackstrap, bore, broach, calcium cyclamate, cane syrup, clover honey, colander, comb honey, corn syrup, countersink, crawl with, creep with …
19net — Synonyms and related words: acquire, afford, angle, apprehend, arabesque, arrest, asking price, avails, avoirdupois, bag, bait, bait the hook, balance, bargain price, basketry, basketwork, be seized of, beef, beefiness, bid, bid price, birdlime,… …
20riddle — Synonyms and related words: Chinese puzzle, anagram, answer, arabesque, assort, auger, babble, baffle, bafflement, basketry, basketwork, be Greek to, be beyond one, be too deep, beat one, bewilderment, bite, blaze, blaze a trail, blemish, blotch …
