pore
pore1 / pôr/ • n. chiefly Biol. a minute opening in a surface, esp. the skin or integument of an organism, through which gases, liquids, or microscopic particles can pass.pore2 • v. [intr.] (pore over/through) be absorbed in the reading or study of: Heather spent hours poring over cookbooks. ∎ archaic think intently; ponder: when he has thought and pored on it.
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pore1 minute orifice in a body. XIV. — (O)F. — L. porus — Gr. póros passage, pore, f. *por- *per- *pr; see FORD.
So porous XIV. — (O)F. poreux — medL. porōsus. porosity XIV. — medL.
So porous XIV. — (O)F. poreux — medL. porōsus. porosity XIV. — medL.
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pore2 look intently. XIII. ME. p(o)ure, powre, perh.:- OE. *pūrian, f. *pūr-, a mutated form of which (OE. *pȳran) may be the source of synon. ME. pire (XIV.). See PEER2.
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pore(pedol.) A void surrounded completely by soil materials and created by the packing of mineral and organic particles. Pores can be filled by any proportion of air or water.
pore
pore A void surrounded completely by soil or rock materials and created by the packing of mineral and organic particles. Pores can be filled by any proportion of air or water.
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